The Spy

Chapter 161 People are missing
"Speak now. At this point, there's no point in hiding anything."

Seeing his astonished look, Xu Qingyun knew what he was thinking. Fortunately, no matter how tough the Japanese were in the past, they would be very obedient once they surrendered.

"he is……"

Sure enough, Xiaoguan did not hide the fact that the reason his faith was completely shattered was that he did not want to continue to endure the pain instead of protecting his companions.

After confessing, there was no need for him to continue to suffer for his companions.

"Laibao, go and catch him immediately."

Fang Laibao is here, he has a high rank, so Xu Qingyun directly asked him to catch him.

"Team leader, let Yan Ming go."

Fang Laibao said with a smile. Xu Qingyun was slightly startled, then immediately understood what he meant.

Fang Laibao is afraid that he will be promoted to a higher military rank if he makes too many contributions.

The two of them are different. Fang Laibao has already been promoted to captain, and he will most likely be promoted once he has made some contributions. However, Xu Qingyun was promoted not long ago, and no matter how much merit he has, he will have to wait for time.

Unless special approval is given.

"Team Leader Fang, you should go."

Yan Ming took the initiative to speak. He also understood Fang Laibao's thoughts, but Fang Laibao thought too lowly of the team leader.

The team leader's initial rank was very low, and he was just a lieutenant when he arrived.

At that time, Fang Laibao was already a captain, and the team leader didn't care at all.

"Laibao, you don't have to think too much. Your rank will be promoted when there is a chance. Don't waste it."

Besides, Yan Ming is already a lieutenant, Xu Qingyun and Fang Laibao are captains, and it is not easy for Yan Ming to be promoted to the same rank as the two team leaders.

"Yes, team leader."

After Xu Qingyun said this, Fang Laibao did not refuse anymore and hurriedly left with his men. This time the contribution was no less than catching little Guan Denan.

The other party is a radio operator and has a radio station.

Wherever there is a radio station, there is a code book. The seizure of the code book is the greatest contribution. The Military Intelligence Department has always wanted the Japanese code book so that it can decipher it.

The more code books there were, the faster they could crack them.

Fang Laibao called people from the operations department, and quite a few of them went.

More than twenty people went out with weapons.

The people from the Operations Department were still standing sentry at the door. They had a lot of complaints, but no one dared to raise any.

Xu Zhanjie is investigating the entire security department.

In just one day, many problems were found.

The head of the security department is going to be in trouble this time. He will definitely lose his job. It depends on whether he can save his life.

He himself didn't have any major problems, but his ability was limited, and he was lax in managing his subordinates. He usually only knew how to accept gifts. Xu Zhanjie even found out that some people could get in by giving money to the sentries.

There is no way a Virgo would tolerate such a thing.

The superiors set the example, and the subordinates follow suit. The section chief only wants to make money, so they will do the same for money. Fortunately, it doesn't happen often, and not everyone dares to do it.

So far, only three people have been found, and Yao Chang is one of them.

He had no choice but to collect money at the door, so when the Japanese came to him, he fell immediately when he saw the gold bars.

With such chaotic management, it would be strange if Virgo could forgive him.

"Team Leader Fang, someone is inside."

Fang Laibao arrived at the place quickly. It was already dark and the lights were on in the house. The people from the operations department carefully moved over and listened against the wall. They would report immediately if they were sure there was any movement inside.

"We won't arrest him today, but keep an eye on him first, and then we'll take action tomorrow when he goes out."

Fang Laibao looked around and then said that it would be a bad idea to lure him out at night, as anyone knocking on the door at this time would alert him.

We can only attack by force.

However, the Japanese spies were brutal and a strong attack would likely cause casualties on their side.

Such an example occurred in Tianjin.

"Thank you, Team Leader Fang."

A captain who came with the action team was overjoyed and immediately expressed his gratitude.

If they attack by force, he and his men will be the ones facing the danger directly. Now that the people from the Operations Department have arrived, then arresting people must be their mission.

Fang Laibao chose to arrest people tomorrow, which is equivalent to helping them avoid danger. This is a big favor and he must accept it.

It is much safer to act during the day when people are out than to catch people in the house at night.

Fang Laibao was not an impatient person, so he was not in a hurry, but there was someone who was. John was running around all day, trying to borrow money and even mortgaged his gallery. Finally, he raised $3,500.

He wrote a contract by hand, read it over and over again, and came to see Xu Qingyun early the next morning.

He couldn’t get in before because the sentries were there, and now he couldn’t get in even more because the people from the operations department were there.

John didn't know how to give money to the sentry, and he never even gave him a cigarette.

"Let's go, the team leader is in the office."

Zheng Jiming came out to greet him. When John went in, he glared at the sentry at the door. Although he couldn't get in when he came before, the sentry was at least easy to talk to.

The sentries ignored him.

"Xu, I brought the money. This is our contract. Take a look."

John took out the contract first. Xu Qingyun didn't expect that he had prepared this thing, so he took it and looked through it carefully.

The contract is very detailed, but there are only a few key points.

First, Xu Qingyun had to ensure the safety of his funds and buy goods for him at a price of US$5,000. He had already written down the goods, most of which were stockings and perfumes.

These things sell best.

The second is safety. If there is a safety accident on the road, Xu Qingyun will be responsible and will have to compensate for all his goods. Seeing this, Xu Qingyun smiled. Did John bring the unequal treaties between countries here?

"I will only be responsible for the safety of your funds before you receive the goods. The transportation of goods is risky. If something goes wrong, I will pay more than you."

Xu Qingyun shook his head and said, John is a smart boy, but he doesn't use his smartness in the right place.

If he wants to sell goods, let him sell them. It's okay if he has less goods, but if he has more, see if he can sell them well.

The goods were purchased at US$5,000 and can be sold for more than US$10,000, with a value of US$30,000 to 40,000.

It would be strange if he were so easy to sell.

"If nothing happened, what if you tell me something happened?"

John asked immediately, and Xu Qingyun smiled: "Are you a fool? If there is an accident, it is the ship that has an accident. All the people's goods are in it. Can I fake such a thing?"

Xu Qingyun was right. Even though their goods were worth tens of thousands of dollars, they did not take up much space and it was impossible to charter a ship to transport them.

They can't afford it either, the freight for a cargo ship is not low.

In later generations, it costs millions of dollars in tolls to cross the strait, so you can imagine how much the freight would be for original transportation.

Their oil is also priced in millions.

"Okay, I can change this."

After thinking about it, John finally agreed that if there was a problem with the cargo, it would be a problem with the entire ship and it could indeed be found out.

The main reason is that all his wealth is here, so he has to be careful.

After half an hour of hesitating, John finally revised the contract.

Some small details were in John's favor, so Xu Qingyun did not argue with him and signed the contract readily.

"Here's the address and the money. I can't guarantee that their goods haven't been sold out. He has something urgent to do and needs to return home as soon as possible, so he's selling it at a lower price."

After signing, John finally took out the money and contact information. Hearing his words, Xu Qingyun's face suddenly fell.

There is no guarantee that the goods are still there. Isn't this just fooling him?
"If the goods are not there, I will bear half of the travel expenses."

John said hurriedly that if the goods were not there, it would be a waste of time, and it was only right for him to bear the travel expenses. He was considered to be sensible for once.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to go over right away."

Xu Qingyun didn't waste time talking to him. He took the money, asked Zheng Jiming to count it, and then put it in the drawer.

"Okay, as soon as possible."

John nodded immediately. He was more anxious than Xu Qingyun. If he could make money this time, it would mean that he had capital and could buy some goods to sell in the future. It would definitely be better than running his small gallery.

He does like painting, and opening a gallery is his interest, but now he just wants to make money and has put his interest aside.

His interests were useless and he couldn't make much money, so he wanted to live a superior life and become a wealthy man.

He came to the East to seek gold. He wanted to make a lot of money before returning home.

"Erxi, come to my house."

After seeing John off, Xu Qingyun called Erxi and told him that it would be most appropriate for Xu Erxi to deliver the remaining money.

He is from the Xu family. This time, the Xu family gave him a lot of money, which is equivalent to a family business.

"Okay, young master, I'll be there in a moment."

"Tell Xu Fuzhong to bring more people to the Philippines, especially those Americans. Take them with you and buy the goods if they are available. Don't look for suitable sources. As long as they are not too expensive, buy them. If they are too expensive, ask him to take people directly to the United States."

Xu Qingyun ordered that Erxi was not allowed to take John's $3,500 with him.

If the goods from the Philippines are gone, the money will be returned to him.

However, half of the travel expenses would be deducted from him. This stingy and greedy guy said that if he didn't have the goods, Xu Qingyun would not help him save half of the travel expenses.

"If there is anything, ask them to send a telegram and contact us in time."

Unfortunately, they cannot take the radio with them. In Shanghai, they are applying for a commercial radio station, but it has not yet been approved.

They were on a boat and could not bring a radio, and the boat would not allow it.

When the business grows in the future and we have our own ships, we can place a radio on each ship to facilitate communication.

However, no matter how fast the radio is, it is not as convenient as the mobile phones of later generations.

If you want to find someone, just make a phone call and talk directly without the need for code translation.

"Okay, I'll go to the train station right away and tell Brother Fu Zhong about this."

"Go ahead, and bring a few more people with you."

Xu Erxi had a lot of money on him, and it was unsafe for him to travel alone, so he had to buy a first-class seat this time. Not only did he have to bring his people, but he also had to bring a gun.

In addition to Xu Erxi's own men, Xu Qingyun also sent him two people.

After Xu Erxi left, Xu Qingyun no longer cared about him. As soon as he returned to the Military Intelligence Department, he received good news.

Fang Laibao successfully caught the man.

He waited until almost noon before the Japanese spy came out. The person they wanted to capture this time had no other companions, so there was no need to keep it so secret.

The arrest went smoothly, no one was injured, and they were captured alive.

After successfully finding his radio and code book, Fang Laibao was leading his men back to the Military Intelligence Department.

In the Party Affairs Investigation Department, Intelligence Chief Tan Xianglin was looking at the four people in front of him.

The deputy leader and three team leaders of Group 2.

Their team leader is missing. He didn't come to work yesterday. He called home and said he didn't go home all night. The subordinates of Group 2 didn't ask any more questions.

Shi Qingbin has a mistress, and everyone knows it, including his wife.

Shi Qingbin was a member of the Guo party and could not openly take a concubine, so he could only raise a mistress outside. His wife was not very courageous and did not dare to ask about it. She was relieved that he did not bring the mistress home, at least she would not be bullied by the concubine at home.

Chapter 4, plus chapter 2, updated today.

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