The Spy

Chapter 164 Finding the Assassin
Chu Zuo had already recognized Xu Qingyun's abilities, and Xu Zhanjie was also good and was his confidant.

As for Secretary Qi, he is the most trusted among the trusted ones. He is not Old Ghost Xu, who is so stupid that his personal secretary is his man, so he suffered a great loss.

"Don't worry, we will complete any task."

Xu Zhanjie responded first, followed by Xu Qingyun.

The director knew that they had misunderstood. This was not a mission for them. He was silent for a while and then said softly, "The Japanese spies have been trying to incite our people to defect and plant agents. I want to do the same thing with the Japanese. Do you think it's feasible?"

He asked whether it was possible, but in fact it must be done.

He has reported this matter to the old man and has a plan.

The plan is not difficult. They can bribe the Japanese, use the beauty trap, catch them, etc., and make them work for them just like the traitors.

"Virgo, it's doable."

Xu Zhanjie immediately replied that he had also thought about this matter, but had not reported it yet.

The old man is now dealing with a major threat, but everyone understands that they will eventually have a war with the Japanese. Not to mention the old man's military capabilities, but he has strong political skills. There is only one thing in his mind, which is internal integration.

Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside.

For this reason, he even said that no one was allowed to talk nonsense about resisting Japan, and even executed officers who disobeyed orders.

In fact, it was for his domestic stability policy.

He didn't want to let his forces be lost first when fighting against the Japanese. They were no match for the Japanese now. He needed time to purchase more sophisticated weapons and equipment and completely eliminate the threat.

Unfortunately, he is doomed to fail, and all he has done will surely be condemned by history.

"Qingyun, what about you?"

Xu Qingyun didn't say anything, and Chu Zuo looked at him.

"Reporting to the Director, I think this is feasible, just like the Section Chief."

Xu Qingyun lowered his head and replied that the teacher was here and he would not steal the teacher's limelight. His rank was low and the position would not be asked, so he would not speak carelessly.

"If you were asked to do this, how would you arrange it?"

It's fine as long as the two of them don't object. In fact, opposition is useless. Instigation is a long-term task that requires finding a suitable target, then investigating its situation and looking for an opportunity to take action.

The people who want to rebel are not ordinary people.

There are quite a few Japanese ronin in Shanghai, as well as some poor Japanese civilians. There is no point in trying to persuade them to defect, as not much intelligence can be provided to them. It would simply be a waste of money.

He wanted to recruit people who had access to intelligence.

"Dean, if I were to arrange it..."

Xu Zhanjie glanced at Xu Qingyun. Xu Qingyun didn't say anything and was obviously unwilling to speak first. This made him even more satisfied. It was rare that he could be so steady when he met Chu Zuo for the first time.

The two of them are in a master-disciple relationship, and are one. If he is good, Xu Qingyun can be better.

It seems that Xu Qingyun understands this very well.

"Any more?"

After Xu Zhanjie finished speaking, the director took the initiative to ask, what Xu Zhanjie said was similar to his idea, all of which were planned.

It's nothing more than bribery, beauty trap, setting traps and so on.

This is also a common method used by Japanese people.

"Qingyun, tell me."

The director looked at Xu Qingyun, and Xu Qingyun stood up straight. He had specially changed into a military uniform today because he was summoned by the director.

Wearing a military uniform makes you look more masculine.

"Director, what the Section Chief said is very good. Intelligence warfare is indeed like this. I just have some immature ideas..."

Xu Qingyun lowered his head and spoke slowly.

He is actually a supplement, mainly in terms of action.

First of all, before inciting a rebellion, you must be well prepared in advance. You must not be impatient when looking for a target. You must find the right person to start with to avoid being discovered.

The second is the lurking method. The person who instigates the rebellion must have a liaison officer. The safety of the liaison officer is very important. Not only must a single line of contact be ensured, but the liaison officer must also maintain a certain distance from the person who instigated the rebellion and take safety precautions.

He had suffered a loss in Tianjin, and the security measures provided by Kawata deceived him.

Kawata's method is very good, a mobile dead mailbox, no one could have thought of it.

There are also Japanese observers who can learn from us.

The observer system itself is not bad, but one observer cannot be responsible for so many people. It is best for one observer to be responsible for only one person so that even if something happens to them, it will not implicate others.

Japan doesn't have that many elites, but China has a lot.

Find someone and train him for a period of time, and he will become a suitable observer.

Xu Qingyun didn't add much, basically all about security. He had captured too many Japanese spies and discovered many loopholes in their operations, so they naturally had to pay attention to these.

The more Virgo listens, the brighter his eyes become.

Although he had reported his plan, he always felt that something was missing. After listening to what Xu Qingyun said, he immediately understood what was missing.

What's missing are details, lots of details.

These are the details that Xu Qingyun added, and he did a very good job.

"no yet?"

After Xu Qingyun finished speaking, Chu Zuo felt a little unsatisfied and asked proactively.

"Virgo, this is all I can think of for now. If you need me to, I will go back and think about it carefully and try to make it more perfect."

Xu Qingyun lowered his head. In fact, he had said a lot, but he was not sure whether it was absolutely safe.

There is nothing absolutely safe in the world. What they need to do is to check for loopholes and try to avoid mistakes and losses.

Besides, it is not so easy to incite the Japanese to rebel. The Japanese are very good at brainwashing, and Bushido has deceived many people. Virgo's idea is good, but it is difficult to do.

However, if we can instigate a rebellion, it is possible to avoid the loss of our countrymen.

Xu Qingyun would not object, and he said so much to support this decision.

"Okay, when you finish writing, come and give it to me directly."

The director agreed immediately, and Xu Zhanjie and Xu Qingyun left quickly. He was still thinking about what Xu Qingyun had just said.

If these details were used, their subversion work would indeed be safer and they would be able to gain more.

As for who to instigate, how to instigate, and who to send.

Not only will he not tell Xu Qingyun about this, even Xu Zhanjie will not know about it.

This is the place he arranged personally, where he hopes to achieve great results in the future.

Not only will the Japanese do it, the Red Party will do it as well.

He knew very well what the old man cared about most.

"Qingyun, write it carefully when you get back and report it to the director as soon as possible."

After leaving the office, Xu Zhanjie immediately reminded that Director's matter was the most important, and none of the cases in Xu Qingyun's hands were as important as this one.

"I understand. Don't worry, teacher. I will finish it even if I work overtime at night."

Xu Qingyun nodded. In front of the director, he called him section chief, and when there was no one around, he called him teacher.

Don't mess up the naming.

"Okay, I'll rest assured that you can do the work."

Xu Zhanjie nodded with satisfaction. Xu Qingyun was the person who gave him the least worry and he often gave him surprises.

In Shanghai, Xu Erxi, Ma Xiangshun and Xu Fuzhong came to the dock together.

They will be accompanied by recruited bodyguards and Americans. Two people from the Military Intelligence Department will also board the ship with Xu Fuzhong.

The first time they went to purchase goods, they were very careful.

Xu Fuzhong brought a lot of money with him, a full 50,000 US dollars. In order to ensure the safety of the funds, they used bank drafts. The Philippines is American territory, and there is a Citibank there. People can withdraw money from the bank with the drafts.

"Brother Fu Zhong, you must pay attention. When you get there, find a way to send us a telegram immediately."

Xu Erxi whispered to him that they had already found a shop in Shanghai and it was being renovated, just waiting for Xu Fuzhong to come back with the goods and start selling them.

They were engaged in both wholesale and retail business. The French Concession Municipal Council, the Police Department, and the Patrol House had all been bribed by them.

The Chamber of Commerce also greeted them.

As soon as the goods arrive, business can start immediately.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

"Don't worry, Erxi, I will pay attention."

Fifty thousand dollars, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, is indeed not a small amount. He was very cautious. He was originally a member of the Xu family, and he could not make any mistakes this time.

When he is here, the money is here; when he is not here, the money must still be here.

"Hurry up and get on board. The boat will be leaving soon."

Ma Xiangshun said that after Xu Fuzhong left, he would stay and continue to make preparations, and Shanghai would be their base in the future.

He and Xu Fuzhong will be an insider and an outsider from now on.

Xu Fuzhong was responsible for running errands, mainly purchasing goods, while he stayed in Shanghai to be responsible for sales.

Both of them held important positions. Xu Fuzhong had to travel around with a lot of money, while he stayed at home and made more money.

The next morning, Xu Qingyun delivered what he had written to the director.

This was the second time he met the famous Boss Dai, and it was also the first time he met him alone.

"It's very well written. Go back first. I'll find you if I have anything else."

The director read it in front of Xu Qingyun and then said.

"Yes, Virgo, I am resigning from my humble position."

Xu Qingyun lowered his head and left. The director read what he had written carefully again.

There is a lot of content in it, and it is very detailed. Xu Qingyun stayed up late to write it yesterday.

There were no computers back then, so everything had to be written by hand.

Moreover, traditional Chinese characters have more strokes.

"Qingyun, you're back."

When Xu Qingyun returned to the office, he saw Miao Feng waiting for him inside. Miao Feng had just arrived and learned from Zheng Jiming that Xu Qingyun had gone to meet the director.

"Chief Miao, is there any progress?"

Xu Qingyun came over and sat down, and asked proactively. Miao Feng sighed and shook his head gently: "You are right, Xin Shaowu is very likely to be fine. I have conducted a comprehensive and careful investigation of him. He has never had contact with the Japanese, and neither has his family. His wife's business is clean and has no connection with the Japanese."

"I have investigated their family members and everything is normal."

"Xin Shaowu usually never pays attention to other things. He just likes to drink when he gets off work and goes home. He doesn't talk nonsense after drinking and has never leaked any secrets."

Miao Feng focused on Xin Shaowu and investigated him for such a long time, and finally found out that Xin Shaowu was not a traitor.

It was indeed a big blow to him.

Fortunately, he did not arrest anyone rashly, otherwise if the real traitor escaped, he would definitely be punished.

"What are you going to do?"

"As you said, I want to have a secret conversation and find out the situation. Do you have time? Let's go find him together."

This case allowed Miao Feng to see Xu Qingyun's abilities, as well as an even more rare quality: prudence.

It is very important to be cautious, especially in intelligence work, and you must never be impatient.

If you are impatient, you may not accomplish anything.

"Okay, let's go to his house together tonight."

Xu Qingyun did not refuse. He also hoped to catch the traitor as soon as possible, but Miao Feng was in charge of the case and it was not convenient for him to ask.

"It's settled. I'll find someone to make arrangements so that he can't drink today."

Miao Feng stood up. It was true that Xin Shaowu was an alcoholic, but he was not picky about drinking and he never did anything rash after drinking. He would go home when he was almost drunk.

He has a servant at home, and every time he drinks too much, the servant will drive him home.

His wife's business is doing well and she can afford a car.

Xin Shaowu is not picky about wine. He can drink good wine and worse wine too, but he doesn't like white wine with too high a strength. His favorite is rice wine.

He is not picky about wine, and it is impossible to lure him into it with good wine.

The more Miao Feng investigated, the less suspicious he seemed, and he was eventually ruled out completely.

"Team leader, we found someone."

Not long after Miao Feng left, Yan Ming called, with surprise in his voice.

"Which one did you find?"

Xu Qingyun has three cases on hand, all of which are looking for people.

One observer who was not discovered, one observer who was looking for Japanese spies in the surrounding area, and the other one was the Japanese spy who instigated Yao Chang to rebel.

"We found the person who came to assassinate you through the photo. He just rented a house not long ago and has no job. He is usually very mysterious. I brought Yao Chang here to identify him. It is him."

Yan Ming said excitedly that among all the people he investigated, this was the one he valued the most.

He personally led people to investigate.

The Japanese spies are here to assassinate the team leader. If we don't find them, the team leader will always be in danger.

"I'll be there right away."

Yan Ming conducted a detailed investigation, mainly because there were too many suspicious points about this person.

First of all, he looked almost exactly like the portrait, and secondly, he arrived at a coincidence, shortly after the team leader was assassinated last time.

Third, he had no job, was not here to live with relatives, and went out mysteriously all day, so his identity could basically be confirmed.

Yan Ming simply brought Yao Chang back to identify him, and finally Yao Chang confirmed that this was the person who gave him the gold bars and instigated him to rebel.

At this time, Yao Chang regretted it extremely.

Although his life was a bit hard before, at least he could still eat. He worked in the Military Intelligence Department, and ordinary people didn't dare to mess with them.

He committed a crime for money and he will definitely not survive.

Virgo is always strict with traitors.

Once he dies, life will become even more difficult for his wife and children, especially the creditors, who will definitely come to visit.

Yan Ming found him. He was willing to redeem himself and make meritorious contributions. He did not ask for his own life, but only asked to help his wife and children and send them away first.

Without me, they would definitely not be able to survive in Nanjing. If they didn't leave, they would be forced to death by their creditors sooner or later.

As for where to go, he was powerless and let the mother and daughter choose for themselves.

Yan Ming agreed to his request.

"Team leader, there are his footprints here."

Seeing Xu Qingyun coming, Yan Ming trotted and took Xu Qingyun to see the footprints.

The final confirmation is to look at the footprints.

"Yes, it's him."

Seeing the footprints, Xu Qingyun smiled. The Japanese spy who instigated Yao Chang to rebel had been found by them.

Now that he has been found, there is no way he can escape.

"I knew it, team leader, do you want to arrest him?"

Yan Ming clenched his fists excitedly. If these Japanese spies were caught, the team leader's safety would be guaranteed for a period of time.

Although the Japanese spies may send more people in the future, no matter how many they send, we will catch them all.

He wanted to see how many agents the Japanese could send over to die and gain more credit for them.

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