The Spy

Chapter 189 We are generous
"Captain, we have found important information."

Dai Jieying walked in and excitedly told Yan Ming that their command center was located at the headquarters, not in the Transportation Bureau.

There are quite a few people in the Transportation Bureau, and they are officers and have weapons.

This time, the purpose is to secretly investigate the traitor to prevent him from being discovered and inciting others. The command center is not located there, and Yan Ming is never careless about security.

"what's the situation?"

Yan Ming immediately raised his head. The method was what Dai Jieying thought of. Yan Ming did not compete with her for the credit, and let Dai Jieying lead the team to investigate.

However, Dai Jieying respected Yan Ming very much. Although they were at the same level, Dai Jieying still called him captain instead of Captain Yan.

Even though this word is missing, it proves that Dai Jieying always puts herself in a position lower than Yan Ming.

"Yuan Wanchun, the captain of the third team of the Transportation Department, he had access to intelligence. When our people investigated his property, they found that he had Japanese yen in his hands."

"JPY?"

Yan Ming was a little surprised. Traitors usually ask for gold bars and dollars, and foreign currencies are mainly US dollars and British pounds. But some people actually want Japanese yen.

"Yes, he exchanged Japanese yen for dollars at the bank, but the exact amount is not clear yet."

"Check, check immediately, where he got the Japanese yen from and how much he has."

Yan Ming said immediately, Dai Jieying nodded quickly and went out to continue investigating. She came back to report the latest progress.

Yan Ming knew Yuan Wanchun. On the first day of questioning, Yuan Wanchun had asked the same questions as the people who had been questioned before, and what they mainly asked.

There was nothing unusual after that.

After thinking for a while, Yan Ming got up with Yuan Wanchun's information and went to Xu Qingyun's office.

"Team leader, Dai Jieying made a significant discovery during her investigation of the Transportation Bureau..."

Yan Ming told Xu Qingyun the report he had just received and expressed his own guess.

"I don't know why he had Japanese yen. It's very likely that he got it from the Japanese. Maybe the Japanese didn't have that much money at the time, so they gave him Japanese yen, and then he used the Japanese yen to exchange for money."

The Japanese yen is not common in China. Most of the people who use the Japanese yen are Japanese, especially in the concessions.

Even in the concessions, many Japanese still demanded money and gold.

After all, it is in China, and the ocean is a silver dollar, which contains a lot of silver and is a liquid metal currency.

Yan Ming finished speaking and continued to report: "Yuan Wanchun is from Anhui Province..."

"Wait, you said he is from Anhui Province?"

Xu Qingyun interrupted him. Yan Ming was slightly startled, then nodded immediately: "Yes, he is from Anhui Province. After graduating from the military academy, he was assigned to the Transportation Bureau and is now a lieutenant captain."

"go on."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. Anhui Province is good. They just want to use the people being investigated as an excuse.

Nanjing is very close to Anhui Province, and there are many people from Anhui Province here, and even more in later generations.

"He is single, his parents are both deceased, he usually lives alone, he doesn't have any bad habits, his family was well off when he was young, but his parents lost money in business later, the family fell into poverty, life became very difficult, but fortunately he has been admitted to a military academy and has the ability to make a living."

Yuan Wanchun's family was indeed well off when he was a child. His parents had skills and knew how to make clothes.

Five years ago, his parents took a large order, but were cheated and lost all their family property.

His parents were devastated by this incident and passed away soon after. Yuan Wanchun had no brothers or sisters, and he was the only one. He then settled in Nanjing.

"Has he ever been back home?"

Xu Qingyun asked suddenly, Yan Ming was stunned for a moment, not understanding why the team leader asked this. Whether Yuan Wanchun returned to his hometown or not seemed to have little to do with their case.

"Team Leader, it's my fault. This is not clear at the moment. I'll check it out right away."

Yan Ming was not stupid enough to ask the reason, he just said that he did not do it well.

"Go ahead, keep this a secret and don't let anyone else know."

Xu Qingyun did not tell him the reason. This matter was top secret. Now they didn't know where the Red Party members were arrested in Anhui Province, so there was no need to tell Yan Ming.

"Yes."

Yan Ming's heart trembled slightly. It turned out that the investigation into whether Yuan Wanchun had returned to his hometown had to be kept secret.

There was no need to keep such matters strictly confidential. The team leader must have had other reasons for doing this. He was very smart. The team leader didn't say anything and didn't ask any more questions.

Xu Qingyun did not report immediately. Xu Zhanjie had not yet contacted Tong Changming and was not clear where the Red Party members were arrested in Anhui Province. It was too early to report now.

"Brother, what time will you be back today?"

The next morning, Tong Changming went out to work and Tong Changhai immediately went up to him and asked.

"You came back normally today? What happened?"

"It's okay. I heard that there's a restaurant that serves delicious fish that tastes similar to ours. If you come back at noon, we can go there and eat together."

Tong Changhai said immediately, and then added: "Brother, I'll treat you. I made some money outside these few days."

"Go if you want to eat, but keep the money you earn for yourself. You have children at home, so don't spend it recklessly."

Tong Changming smiled and said that he was very pleased that his second brother was very sensible.

The person he owed the most to was his second younger brother, who was only two years younger than him. When the family was in financial difficulty, his second younger brother took the initiative to not go to school and gave the opportunity to him, so that he could stay and help with housework.

"Thank you, brother."

Tong Changhai suddenly felt a little guilty, but when he returned to the room and saw the hidden gold bars and dollars, his eyes became hot again.

Fang Laibao told him that he would not harm them.

Fang Laibao only wants information. If something happens to Tong Changming, they will not be able to get any information in the future.

This is business, it's a trade.

They sold the intelligence and Fang Laibao was the buyer. Both parties hoped that the other party would be well so that they could make money in the future and Fang Laibao could use the intelligence to gain merit.

It's a win-win situation.

Tong Changhai didn't understand what win-win meant, but he understood that the other party didn't want to harm his brother, but simply wanted to buy something his brother knew.

He never imagined that these ordinary things his brother knew were so valuable.

This time they not only helped their brother, but also themselves. They had an additional way to make money, a big one.

With just three pieces of intelligence, he earned more than five hundred dollars, which was more than he could earn in his entire life in his hometown.

He has been completely blinded by the money.

"Team leader, Yuan Wanchun is from Quanjiao, Anhui Province. He has been back to his hometown, every year, more than once."

Yan Ming came to report soon that Quanjiao was not far from Nanjing. Although Yuan Wanchun's parents were not around, his grandfather was still alive and he often went back to visit.

In addition to this, after his parents got into trouble, his relatives helped a lot. If it weren't for them, his parents would not have survived more than two years and would have died soon.

He is a grateful person and always brings small gifts when he goes back home.

In addition, he was working in Nanjing and was already an officer, so he was considered a big shot there. Every time he went back, he would be treated to a meal by big shots in the county, which greatly satisfied his vanity.

The Transportation Bureau is a small department in the Ministry of National Defense. He was inconspicuous in the Transportation Bureau, but when he returned to his hometown, he became a high-ranking official.

And he was an official in the Nanjing National Defense Department.

"Very good. Continue investigating and find out where his yen came from. Also, keep an eye on him and don't make any rash moves."

Xu Qingyun nodded. Even if there was no matter about the Party Affairs Investigation Office, they would not arrest people randomly this time. They would identify the Japanese spies behind the scenes through the traitors and dig out this series of traitors.

"Yes, team leader."

Yan Ming left quickly. If the team leader had not asked Yuan Wanchun whether he had returned to his hometown, he would not have conducted this investigation, let alone come to report.

At noon, Tong Changming arrived home on time.

Tong Changhai was waiting for him. He contacted Fang Laibao in the morning and agreed to meet at a restaurant for lunch.

They went out to eat as a family, and during the meal Tong Changhai would lead the others away, leaving a separate space for Fang Laibao.

At this time he still thought it was Fang Laibao who came to see his brother.

Inside the hotel, Xu Zhanjie was already prepared.

He didn't bring many people with him, only Xu Qingyun, Fang Laibao, and a few confidants who were unaware of the truth.

Tong Changhai booked a room that was close to the street, and the other side was booked by Xu Zhanjie to prevent others from eavesdropping on their conversation.

At this point they were in the next room, just the three of them.

Xu Zhanjie's confidants are in another room. They are not allowed to go out, but can eat whatever they want. They are brought along just in case. If nothing happens, they can leave once they receive the signal.

The room where they ate had been bugged by Fang Laibao. As long as anything useful was recorded, Tong Changming would not be able to escape.

"Brother, I'm back."

As soon as Tong Changming arrived home, Tong Changhai came to greet him.

"Which restaurant?"

"He Ji Fish Restaurant, I have booked a room, and my sister-in-law is looking forward to it too."

Tong Changhai quickly replied that today was a family dinner and Tong Changming’s wife and children would also be there.

"Okay, let's go there now."

Tong Changming had no doubts and took the initiative to drive his family to the hotel.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they were noticed by Fang Laibao. Fang Laibao was outside the door, and Tong Changhai also saw him.

Noticing Fang Laibao nodding to him, Tong Changhai realized that he was halfway to success.

This time he brought his eldest brother with him, and as long as the task was successful, Fang Laibao promised to give him two more gold bars as a reward.

Two gold bars, plus the previous one, that makes three in total.

After receiving this money, he had more than one thousand yuan in his hand. Even the rich landlords in their village didn’t have so much money, right?
He finally became a rich man.

After entering the room, Tong Changhai ordered food while Tong Changming stood in front of the window, quite satisfied with the environment here.

When Fang Laibao passed by their room, he saw Tong Changming.

"Section Chief, Team Leader, we're here."

After entering the next room, Fang Laibao said with a smile, Xu Qingyun looked at Xu Zhanjie, and Xu Zhanjie smiled confidently.

"Teacher, please be careful."

Xu Qingyun advised quietly, Xu Zhanjie shook his head: "It's okay, they are having a family dinner today, Tong Changming is not an intelligence or operations officer, he won't carry a gun every day."

"Then pay attention too. I'll ask Laibao to guard the door later."

"Okay, let's do it."

Xu Zhanjie did not refuse. His mission was top secret. It was okay for Xu Qingyun to be willing to wait at the door. At least his safety was guaranteed.

The dish came quickly and Tong Changming took a bite with chopsticks.

"tasty."

They like to eat fish there. The owner and chef of this restaurant is from Jiangxi and he cooks fish very well.

“It’s really delicious.”

Tong Changming's wife also praised him. Tong Changhai didn't say anything. He ate and waited for the signal to take his sister-in-law and nephew out.

"Tang Haws, sweet and icy Tang Haws. A bite of it will cool you down. It's delicious and sweet."

Suddenly, there was a hawking voice outside the window, and Tong Changhai understood that the signal had arrived.

My nephew likes to eat candied haws, and this will definitely attract him out.

"I want to eat candied haws." The child was not very old, only eight years old, and he immediately said when he heard the shouting outside.

"I'll take him to buy it."

Tong Changming's wife stood up. They loved their child very much. It happened that they had almost finished eating, but not yet finished. It would be absolutely no problem to go out and buy some candied haws.

"Go."

Tong Changming smiled and nodded, never thinking that all this was a script.

"Brother, you eat first, I'm going to the toilet."

As soon as his sister-in-law and her friends left, Tong Changhai got up immediately. Instead of going to the toilet, he went outside to continue deceiving and tricked his sister-in-law and her children back home.

Fang Laibao had been paying attention to the next room. When he saw the woman and the child come out first, and after Tong Changhai left, he immediately nodded inside.

"Come on, let's go there."

Xu Zhanjie stood up confidently, walked in front, and turned into the next room when he went out. Fang Laibao guarded outside the door, while Xu Qingyun stayed in the room to guard the monitoring equipment.

These things are blocked and keep working in secret.

"Friend, have you walked into the wrong room?"

Seeing Xu Zhanjie coming in, Tong Changming was a little puzzled and couldn't help asking.

The Party Affairs Investigation Department and the Military Affairs Intelligence Department did not have much contact. Even if each side had photos of important figures of the other side, they were all top secret. Tong Changming was in the interrogation department and had never met Xu Zhanjie.

If Tan Xianglin was here, he would immediately recognize the other person's identity, as they had met each other before.

"I didn't go wrong. I came to see you today."

Xu Zhanjie naturally sat opposite Tong Changming, put the box in his hand on the table, pushed away the plate on the table, and placed the box in front of Tong Changming.

"Are you looking for me?"

Tong Changming narrowed his eyes and realized something was wrong.

Although he is not an intelligence officer, he has worked in the Party Affairs Investigation Department for many years and knows something.

"That's right, Chief Tong, don't you want to open it and take a look?"

Xu Zhanjie smiled, Tong Changming still didn't move, but the other party said his last name, proving that he was indeed looking for him.

"Who are you?" Tong Changming asked directly. Xu Zhanjie's guess was correct. He did not carry a gun, but he was already very alert at this time. If there was any danger, he was even ready to jump out of the window.

"My name is Xu Zhanjie."

Xu Zhanjie smiled and Tong Changming's pupils shrank. Although he had never seen Xu Zhanjie, he had heard this name many times.

The chief of the Intelligence Section of the Military Intelligence Department is named Xu Zhanjie.

"I'm sorry, you got the wrong person."

After saying this, Tong Changming was about to get up and leave, but Xu Zhanjie's next words made him stand there.

"Don't you want to know how I was able to find you so accurately and how I was able to ensure that there was no one else around you at this time?"

Tong Changming understood what was going on in an instant. Someone was cooperating with Xu Zhanjie, or in other words, cooperating with the Military Intelligence Department.

Tong Changhai, he immediately thought of his second brother, who had gone out to the toilet and had not returned yet.

"What did you do to Chang Hai?"

Tong Changming looked straight at Xu Zhanjie. He knew very well how despicable these intelligence personnel were and how they would use any means to achieve their goals.

Tan Xianglin has done this more than once.

"Nothing, he's working for us now."

"What can he, an illiterate man, do for you?"

Tong Changming asked angrily. Fortunately, he knew he couldn't shout here, so his voice wasn't too high, but because he was too angry, his voice was a little distorted.

"He can't, but you can."

Xu Zhanjie still had a smile on his face, but Tong Changming was strong on the outside but weak on the inside and had been taken advantage of.

"Then come at me. What's the point of picking on an illiterate man? You are the chief of the intelligence department."

Tong Changming's words were full of sarcasm, but Xu Zhanjie didn't care: "Being able to achieve your goal is a skill."

"I'm sorry, but we can't work together if we don't share the same ideals."

After saying that, Tong Changming walked out without ever touching the box.

He knew exactly what touching the box meant.

"Besides Chang Hai, there are also Chang Lin and Xiao Ling."

Xu Zhanjie said lightly, Tong Changming's body stiffened and he immediately looked at him.

"They all took a lot of money from us. You can report it voluntarily, but we will deal with those who took our money and did not do anything for us."

Tong Changlin is the eldest and Xiaoling is Tong Changming's youngest sister.

Xu Zhanjie knew very well what Tong Changming was thinking. If he took the initiative to confess, Tong Changhai was not a member of the Party Affairs Investigation Office, and as long as he did not do anything excessive, Xu Laogui would not take action against him.

Even if Xu Laogui doesn't take action, the Military Intelligence Department will not let them go.

The money in the intelligence department is hot and not so easy to take. If you take it and disobey orders, it is considered betrayal and the Military Intelligence Department will not forgive them.

"The Red Party member you just arrested hasn't spoken yet, right? If Old Ghost Xu knew that it was you who leaked the information and we knew about it, what would he think?"

Xu Zhanjie hit him with a stick again. Tong Changming's reaction was as he expected. This was a matter of life and death, so Tong Changming could not be careless.

There are very few people like Lu Dawang.

"Chang Hai told you?"

Tong Changming didn't expect that his second brother was so deeply involved that he actually leaked their important information.

Now it’s not just the Military Intelligence Department that won’t let him off, even if Old Ghost Xu finds out, he won’t let him off either.

Leaking confidential information from their Party Affairs Investigation Department is a serious crime.

If this hadn't happened, he could still protect his brother, but after something like this happened, even he couldn't protect himself.

He is the deputy section chief and understands the importance of intelligence. He has to keep it secret even from his family, let alone his brother. Now that the Military Intelligence Department knows about it, Old Ghost Xu will not consider his situation and will only conclude that he leaked the intelligence.

And it was given to the Military Intelligence Department.

He had no intention of leaking it. Even if Old Ghost Xu showed mercy, he would definitely lose his position as deputy section chief.

I have two younger brothers and a younger sister, and I'm afraid they will all die by then.

"mean."

Tong Changming gritted his teeth. The Military Intelligence Department had gone to great lengths to win him over.

"Sit down, let's have a good chat."

Xu Zhanjie knew that he had grasped his weak spot. When Tong Changming leaked the information, he still refused to agree and took the initiative to report it to Xu Laogui. However, Xu Laogui would not treat him differently and would be disappointed in him instead.

Xu Laogui is such a person, and Tong Changming knows it best.

"What do you want?"

Tong Changming did not go back and sit down. This was a matter of life and death for him, and he had not yet made up his mind.

However, he knew that if he refused at this moment, he would survive but his younger brother and sister would surely die.

The price is too high.

"You know what we want, but don't worry, we are not Xu Laogui. You are very important to us, and we will never let you take risks. We may even help you get promoted. The more important your position is, the better it will be for us."

Xu Zhanjie knew what he was worried about. If he came over and was found out by Xu Laogui, he would surely die.

"Do you think I will believe you?"

Tong Changming did not believe a word Xu Zhanjie said. He had been in the intelligence department for many years. Before the Military Intelligence Department was established, he was already a deputy section chief. He knew very well the character of the people in the intelligence department.

Having said that now, when there is a greater benefit, I will give him up without hesitation.

"Take a look at what's in the box first, and then we'll talk."

Xu Zhanjie still had a smile on his face, but Tong Changming wanted to punch him twice.

Taking a deep breath, Tong Changming walked over and opened the box.

When he saw what was in the box, his eyes narrowed.

The contents inside were as he expected: gold bars, a whole box full of gold bars, ten in each row. The depth was enough to hold at least three rows.

"We are more generous than Xu Laogui. Here are thirty gold bars. With this money, you can arrange a retreat for yourself. I can promise you that for your safety, you can leave whenever you want. We will not stop you. You can even leave secretly."

Xu Zhanjie was lying. Once he was dragged into the water, how could he be allowed to leave? The chess piece that was arranged with great difficulty must bring out his value.

If Tong Changming really dares to leave, new means will be used against him immediately.

As for him sneaking away, it was because I couldn't keep an eye on him. It would be better to say it directly so that he can feel at ease.

If he really has a retreat route, find out where it is and block it, then he will have no choice but to continue doing his work.

After he actually got on board, he wanted to get off the boat, but he could only be a corpse.

Tong Changming's evaluation of them was correct, they were indeed despicable.

"I need to think about it, give me some time."

Tong Changming still didn't agree, Xu Zhanjie nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll give you three days to think about it, but you must tell me today where you caught the Red Party."

My previous plan was to ask Tong Changming to kill someone, so it was impossible for me to agree to his request.

Now the plan has been changed. It doesn't matter if Tong Changming surrenders a day earlier or later, but we need to know the Red Party's previous position.

Otherwise their plan cannot be carried out.

"Why do you ask about this?"

"Don't ask if you shouldn't. It's just the location. It won't have any impact on you."

"Well, he was arrested in Chu County."

After a while, Tong Changming finally nodded. The Military Intelligence Department already knew the most important thing. One location was really nothing.

"I'm leaving now. I'll wait for your good news in three days."

Xu Zhanjie did not force him. In fact, after he told them about Chu County, he had already boarded their ship. This time it was not his brother who leaked the information, but he himself told the information.

Everything he said was recorded.

Tong Changming watched Xu Zhanjie leave with the box without saying a word.

Tong Changhai is not here, and neither is his wife and children. They are somewhere far away.

Tong Changhai deliberately lured them out to give the Military Intelligence Department time.

Feeling that it was about time, he took his sister-in-law and nephew back to the restaurant.

After opening the door, Tong Changhai saw that his elder brother had a gloomy face and was sitting there alone without moving, and he realized that his mission had been successful.

Two gold bars will be in your hands soon.

"Let's go back."

Tong Changming glared at Tong Changhai viciously. Even though he wanted to beat his own brother to death, he couldn't do it here.

Go home and deal with it.

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