The Spy

Chapter 167 The whole village suffered a disaster
After we finish checking group two, if they have no problems, let them secretly check groups one and three.

People from Groups 1 and 3 went to investigate the Operations Department, General Affairs Department and other departments.

Not only those related to the Japanese should be investigated, but also those related to the Red Party. No matter whether they are the Japanese or the Red Party, we must never allow them to plant spies within our ranks.

Tan Xianglin quickly made the arrangements.

At ten o'clock the next morning, Katsuyama took out the radio.

This was the time he and Shanghai agreed upon. He chose the morning rather than the evening, mainly because the radio station was used more frequently during the day and was easier to hide.

Shengshan kept typing, and the message spread quickly through the air.

Yan Ming captured the signal he sent out at the first moment and immediately translated it using the code book.

Seeing the content, Yan Ming smiled.

Shengshan told Shanghai that he had chosen a new target for subversion, which was not the Security Department, but the Training Department.

The training department is not big, a cold office of the Military Intelligence Department, and is mainly responsible for training new personnel.

There weren't many people inside.

They have a weak presence in the military intelligence department and are more likely to defect.

The target he chose was Ma Zhongchun, an ordinary employee with a low presence in the training department.

Ma Zhongchun is a native of Nanjing. His family is large, so life must be very tight.

The reason why he was chosen was simple. Although his life was not easy, Ma Zhongchun loved gambling.

Although the bets were not big, he would go whenever he had the chance, and he owed a lot of gambling debts.

If you have weaknesses, you are easy to be targeted.

Shengshan planned to attack Qi through the casino and make him take his money. Once he took the money, he would not be able to get rid of him.

Finally, tell him your identity and let him work for the empire.

Although Shengshan chose Ma Zhongchun, he was worried that Ma Zhongchun would not be able to take on this task.

Now that Yao Chang has been arrested, the Military Intelligence Department is now under stricter management.

The head of the security section has just been removed from his post and is under investigation. The director asked the inspection section to intervene and is investigating all disciplinary violations committed by the head of the security section. He is expected to be in trouble this time.

In fact, the things he did were nothing under normal circumstances.

Unfortunately, he was unlucky. His subordinates were instigated by the Japanese, which made the director worry about his own safety. If no one protects him this time, he will die.

His life and death has nothing to do with Shengshan. Shengshan mentioned in his report that in addition to Ma Zhongchun, he also wanted to try to target someone in the General Affairs Department.

It’s just that this person’s weaknesses aren’t that severe, so the chances of success are not high.

But he has access to more intelligence in the General Affairs Department and has the opportunity to meet Xu Qingyun.

At least I can take a picture of Xu Qingyun's car.

“Let them do it and see if Ma Zhongchun and the others will be fooled.”

Xu Qingyun said this to Yan Ming who came to report. After Yan Ming left, Xu Qingyun picked up the information of the two people and looked at it.

The fact that they were targeted by Japanese spies means that they knew about their situation.

Internal leaks are most likely.

Who knows the details about the two people?

Plus one more person, Yao Chang.

Could it be that the traitor is in the Personnel Department? The Personnel Department knows their situation best. After thinking about it, Xu Qingyun shook his head again.

The Personnel Department knows the situation of everyone, but only the surface. They are not clear about many situations at home. The Inspection Department may be able to do so.

There is also Xie Shengnan, who Miao Feng is investigating. If he knew the situation of these people, his suspicion would increase again.

Miao Feng's investigation was very quick.

Xie Shengnan is from Shandong and his family lives in the French Concession in Tianjin. Miao Feng directly asked Wu Shaoshu to verify his family situation.

Xie Shengnan went to the Military Intelligence Department because of Cao Dingcheng, the deputy chief of the Telecommunications Department.

Cao Dingcheng is a professional telecommunications talent. Xie Shengnan used to be his student and has good talent. Shortly after the establishment of the Military Intelligence Department, the telecommunications department selected elites, and Cao Dingcheng brought Xie Shengnan in.

Over the years, Xie Shengnan's performance in the Military Intelligence Department has been normal and there has been nothing unusual.

But Miao Feng soon discovered something unusual.

Xie Shengnan has a wife, but she has always been in Tianjin and was not brought to Nanjing.

And he has no children.

Xie Shengnan never mentioned bringing his wife over.

After receiving the message from Xu Qingyun, Miao Feng immediately asked someone to check and found out that Xie Shengnan was very popular and he knew people in almost every department.

Including the Training Section.

Although he did not know Ma Zhongchun, he could learn about Ma Zhongchun's situation through people he knew.

Not to mention the General Affairs Department.

The same goes for Yao Chang. Xie Shengnan has a good relationship with a captain in the security department, who is one of Yao Chang's creditors.

Xie Shengnan's suspicion increased.

Miao Feng perked up and sent another telegram to the Tianjin Station, asking them to be careful when verifying and not to alarm Xie Shengnan's family.

He specifically sent a telegram to Yang Wenxu, who was from their intelligence department and had been his subordinate before.

This investigation is very important and there must be no mistakes.

In the east of the city, Xu Qingshi stood up.

After get off work at noon, he usually goes home to eat instead of going to the cafeteria.

Xu Erxi has returned from Shanghai.

"Master, the meal is ready, please eat first."

Although the meal cooked by Xu Erxi was average, it was at least edible. Xu Qingshi didn't say much. After eating, he got up directly.

"Let's go for a walk."

Taking Xu Erxi with them, they drove to the place where Lu Hanping died.

It was here that the gentleman was shot.

What did the gentleman come to do that day?
Xu Qingshi knew Lu Hanping very well. He seldom went out unless there was something important. The gentleman knew that he had been exposed and the enemy had his photo, so he was usually very careful.

He doesn't live in this area. Although he doesn't know where Lu Hanping lives, it must be in the east of the city.

My husband said that he wanted to rent a house in the east of the city to facilitate their future contact.

Sir, he must have a purpose for coming here.

Considering what Erxi said, Xu Qingshi could probably guess that the gentleman was most likely here to make a contact, and he had contacted the organization.

Mr. Li’s greatest wish is to reconnect with the organization.

Xu Qingshi was very happy that his wish came true, but unfortunately, just when he fulfilled his wish, he was discovered by the enemy and eventually killed.

The master has passed away, and he wants to carry on his master's will and establish contact with the organization.

For this reason, he is not afraid no matter how difficult it is.

Unfortunately, he didn't have any good solution. At least he had been in the organization before, so he had ways to contact the organization. He had not actually joined the organization, so it was impossible for him to find comrades in the organization.

The Red Party is having a difficult time now, and it is the same everywhere.

They hide in the dark and will never reveal their identities to anyone.

If he wanted to contact the organization, he had to find a way through his own work.

"Let's go back."

Xu Qingshi did not get out of the car and directly asked Xu Erxi to drive back to the police station. It was impossible for him to find anyone here.

"Erxi, go call Dou Yingchun over."

When it was time to go to work, Xu Qingshi told Xu Erxi that their branch had six police chiefs and six deputy police chiefs, and Dou Yingchun was one of them. After the original deputy chief fell, his people were taken over by Xu Qingshi, but these people were not his confidants.

It was impossible for Xu Qingshi to completely trust them.

Several people took the opportunity to join the chief, including one of the police chiefs.

Originally, the deputy chief had two sheriffs under him, but one left, so now Xu Qingshi only has one sheriff, Xu Erxi.

"Yes."

After Xu Erxi left, Dou Yingchun quickly came to Xu Qingshi's office.

"Director, are you looking for me?"

After Xu Qingshi arrived, Dou Yingchun also wanted to join the chief, but unfortunately his boss was one step ahead of him, and Dou Yingchun was a die-hard supporter of the former deputy chief. The police chief said bad things about him to the chief, so Dou Yingchun failed to join the chief.

In desperation, Dou Yingchun became a disciple of Xu Qingshi.

Otherwise, it won't be long before he can no longer keep his position as deputy sheriff. Where there are people, there are underworld, let alone their police station.

Many people are eyeing his position, wanting to replace him.

In the famous TV series of later generations, Captain Li was very puzzled that someone was trying to harm others and benefit himself by targeting him.

The stationmaster Wu explained the reason to him clearly: to surpass you and replace me, this is his motive.

As long as Dou Yingchun shows signs of decline, there will be a lot of people who want to take his place. Who doesn't want to be promoted?

Only with power can you have money.

This is particularly evident in police stations.

"Last time the director asked you to go to East Second Street, I didn't agree."

Xu Qingshi said calmly that East Second Street belonged to their branch, but it was a slum and there was not much money to be made there.

Dou Yingchun was startled and nodded hurriedly: "Thank you, Director. You are my benefactor."

"Even if I don't tell you, you should know who wants you to go to East Second Street."

Xu Qingshi said softly, and Dou Yingchun immediately showed a look of gritting her teeth: "Hu Yaodong, that bastard, is a fence-sitter. It must be him."

Hu Yaodong is Dou Yingchun's boss, his police chief.

"It's all you need to know. I can protect you once, but I can't protect you forever. You know exactly what to do."

Xu Qingshi nodded. He wanted to contact the organization and needed more power. He came to the east of the city with the purpose of fighting for power, and now he had to take action.

Dou Yingchun is a person who has taken refuge with him and is not reliable.

He had never really thought of treating Dou Yingchun as his confidant, but there was absolutely no problem in provoking internal strife among them.

If Dou Yingchun could take down Hu Yaodong, Xu Qingshi would sponsor him to be the sheriff, so that he would have two of the six sheriffs in his hands.

It is normal for a deputy chief to command two sheriffs. One is too few.

Those who master all three are considered strong deputy directors.

If he controls four of them and other important departments of the police station at the same time, such as the personnel department, the logistics department, etc., it would be equivalent to sidelining the chief and he would be able to become a regular in no time.

Xu Qingshi didn’t think that far now and just took the first step.

"I understand, but with the director here, I'm afraid we can't take him down."

Dou Yingchun looked embarrassed. He understood what Xu Qingshi meant, but he didn't think he was a match for Hu Yaodong.

"Don't worry about the chief. I'll take care of everything. Remember, I don't want useless people under me. If you can't be the chief, I won't protect you anymore. Go wherever you need to go."

Xu Qingshi shook his head slightly. This was a request to Dou Yingchun, but also a threat.

At the same time it is true.

If he doesn't do well, he will definitely be sent to a remote place next time, and then slowly be dealt with by Hu Yaodong.

"Don't worry, Director. I can definitely do it."

Dou Yingchun was shocked and quickly assured that he did not want to be marginalized. If Xu Qingshi did not support him, it would be easy for Hu Yaodong to kill him.

"Go."

Xu Qingshi waved his hand. Dou Yingchun had joined him and was nominally his. Next, he would continue to look for reliable people.

Xu Erxi cannot be the only subordinate.

He needs to build up his own power within the police station. The stronger his power is, the more intelligence he can obtain from the Red Party and strive to find the organization.

In the Military Intelligence Department, Miao Feng found out that Xie Shengnan might know many people's secrets, and immediately placed him under surveillance.

The verification from Tianjin Station was sent soon.

Xie Shengnan's family ran a shoe store in the concession and had a good business, which matched his file, but their family was not from Tianjin, but from Shandong.

Tianjin Station has already verified it for them, and the next step is their hometown in Shandong.

"Hou Yigong, send a few people to Shandong to verify the situation in Xie Shengnan's hometown."

Miao Feng called a team leader and verified that this time he did not ask Jinan Station for help. Xie Shengnan's hometown was in southern Shandong, not too far from Nanjing, so he simply sent someone there himself.

"Yes, I'll arrange for someone to come over right away."

Hou Yigong responded that he was the person who assisted Miao Feng in investigating the case and knew all the progress.

"Go ahead, and be careful."

Miao Feng nodded. While he was investigating Xie Shengnan, Yan Ming also had some gains.

The two Japanese spies went to the small casino that Ma Zhongchun often visited.

Ma Zhongchun really went there.

Yan Ming did not give any warning. If Ma Zhongchun could not resist the temptation and surrendered to the Japanese, no one would be able to save him.

His gambling problem was that he was addicted, and it was his own fault that someone found an opportunity to trap him.

Based on the content of their telegram, Yan Ming already knew that they still had twelve operatives.

Twelve people came at once. It seemed that they were really determined and would not stop until they got rid of the team leader.

Yan Ming was unable to confirm whether the two Japanese spies knew where the twelve operatives were hiding, so he simply continued to wait.

At the same time, a survey was conducted on groups that had recently arrived in Nanjing, especially those in large numbers.

These people are action personnel, they will not go to work to avoid being unable to gather when action is needed.

They are most likely hiding somewhere, waiting for news.

Having handled so many cases with Xu Qingyun, Yan Ming is now very patient and can afford to wait.

Ma Zhongchun had good luck today and started to win a little.

Unfortunately, he soon lost everything.

Shengshan offered to lend him money. Ma Zhongchun didn't think much about it and continued gambling with the money. The result is predictable. He lost everything in the end.

Shengshan did not ask Ma Zhongchun for the debt, but only asked him to sign the IOU.

Finally, they gave him a dollar so that he could explain himself when he returned home.

Ma Zhongchun owed a lot of gambling debts, so he didn't care about the extra few dollars this time. He thought he could win it all back with just one good turn.

For three consecutive days, Ma Zhongchun lost money.

Before he knew it, he already owed Shengshan hundreds of dollars, which was no small sum.

"The whole village was hit by a disaster, and no one is left alive?"

Miao Feng suddenly stood up. The person Hou Yigong sent to Shandong to inquire about the situation reported back that Xie Shengnan's hometown was attacked by bandits two years ago and all the people in the village were killed.

Where are these bandits so brutal that they killed so many people?
Bandits will kill people, but they generally won't kill them all unless you provoke them. Otherwise, if they kill too many people, it will easily cause public resentment and attract the army to encircle and suppress them.

Besides, many of the bandits are locals, not the cruel kind, and few people would do this.

Chapter 3, additional chapter

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