The Spy

Chapter 298 New Deputy Station Master

"Stationmaster, you don't have to say that. I haven't done anything yet. From now on, you will be my second parent."

Cen Junxian said hurriedly, with excitement in his voice. He was not pretending. It was not easy for the stationmaster to snatch him back from the Military Intelligence Department. Not only did he have to discover the possibility of an accident happening to him as soon as possible, but he also had to make timely arrangements.

"As long as you're okay."

Tong Changming smiled and waved his hands. Cen Junxian was the one who could withstand the test. If he could really be loyal to him, he would have another confidant in the future.

He saved Cen Junxian's life, so he felt more at ease using it.

Cen Junxian didn't know the relationship between Tong Changming and the Military Intelligence Department. From the surface, the two sides were now on the verge of a war. If Cen Junxian was imprisoned in the Military Intelligence Department's prison, he would most likely die there.

This is definitely a life-saving grace.

After Cen Junxian left, Tong Changming immediately felt a little headache and regretted not informing Xu Qingyun about Cen Junxian in advance.

If he told Xu Qingyun, he would definitely have a way to arrange it, or let him know in advance that he was going to take action against Cen Junxian, so that he could catch the Japanese spy first.

Judging from the time the Military Intelligence Department took action, they probably received accurate intelligence last night and took action this morning.

If it was daytime yesterday, they would have acted earlier.

It's a pity that he was too greedy and didn't catch anyone before.

With a Japanese spy in hand, Xu Laogui would not blame him for anything.

Fortunately, he managed to snatch Cen Junxian back and prevented Xu Qingyun from really arresting him. Even if Xu Laogui had some opinions, they would not be too serious.

After all, catching Japanese spies was the responsibility of the Military Intelligence Department. He kept an eye on them, but it was not a big deal that they got there first.

There was nothing wrong with his arrangement.

The Military Intelligence Department and the intelligence team have been busy.

Only an accident occurred in the arrest of Cen Junxian, while all the others were brought back successfully.

They took special care in their operations during the day, waiting for the people to come out before taking action. As for the traitors, they were brought back without any resistance.

The Military Intelligence Department’s big move could not be concealed from the Japanese Concession.

Suzuki did not come out. He was still in the Special High Section, constantly running to the section chief's office. Neither the secretary nor anyone else knew where Kitazawa had gone or what the situation was now.

"Suzuki, tell me, is something wrong with the section chief?"

The logistics team leader Sakamoto came to Suzuki's office and asked directly. He was also Kitazawa's confidant and knew that the Military Intelligence Department had arrested a lot of people today. In addition, Kitazawa had a task for him to carry out, so he instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

"I believe the section chief will be fine."

Suzuki shook his head. He was not telling the truth. He knew more than Sakamoto.

He knew very well that Bei Ze might have gone out yesterday and secretly met Bi Rongxian.

He wanted Bi Rongxian to cause conflict between the Military Intelligence Department and the Party Affairs Investigation Department again. He didn't know why Bei Ze did this, but Bei Ze did have this plan all along.

After the incident today, he immediately sent people out to check the situation, and found that their last undercover team was wiped out.

Fortunately, the people who went out to investigate did not get close. After finding out the situation from the outside, they immediately returned to the Japanese Concession to report.

Only he and Kitazawa knew about the situation of this undercover group. No one else knew. Kitazawa never came back and there was not even any news. All the people in this undercover group were suddenly caught, so it was most likely that something had happened to Kitazawa.

At least 80%.

"Okay, let's wait for the section chief to come back together."

Sakamoto sighed. Suzuki was unwilling to tell him the truth, and he couldn't force him to answer, otherwise once Kitazawa came back, he would suspect that he had ulterior motives.

However, he was very clear that if something happened to Kitazawa, neither he nor Suzuki would have the possibility of taking over as section chief.

Kitazawa was able to succeed before because he had sufficient qualifications. He had been the head of the intelligence team for a long time and had sufficient understanding of Wuhan.

The two of them were not even team leaders before. They were promoted after Kitazawa became the acting section chief. Now their military ranks have not been raised. Both of them are captains and there is no possibility for them to be promoted to section chiefs.

No agent is possible.

Sakamoto left, but Suzuki couldn't sit still. He didn't dare to contact anyone now. Kitazawa knew all their situations, and if he went out rashly, he would probably be caught.

If Kitazawa confesses, he will definitely tell his story.

In addition, he also has to consider the impact that Kitazawa's capture will have on him.

If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Suzuki knew that he could not make achievements and get promoted like Kitazawa did. In other words, he would probably not be able to stay in this position as the intelligence team leader for long.

Once a new section chief comes, it will be impossible to keep him.

He is different from Kitazawa at that time. At least Kitazawa has an undercover team under him and is familiar with Wuhan. The chief section chief will not let the new section chief remove Kitazawa. But now the Wuhan Special High Section can be said to have nothing. Kitazawa has made a big mistake, and he is Kitazawa's new promotion.

Thinking of this, Suzuki felt a chill.

Why is he vying for the position of intelligence team leader?
If he had known that Kitazawa was so unlucky and would be captured by the Chinese, he would never have taken this position even if he was beaten to death.

Bei Ze is not only harming himself now, but also harming him.

Report to headquarters?

Suzuki shook his head again. He was not sure if Kitazawa was really in trouble. He didn't dare to tell the truth to Sakamoto, let alone report it.

If Kitazawa is fine, they will kill him immediately if they know that he reported the situation to the headquarters.

At this time, Suzuki could be said to be living a miserable life.

Nanjing, Military Intelligence Department.

After reading the telegram from Wuhan, the director clapped his hands on the table in joy.

"Great, Qingyun is good, he directly caught a section chief."

The acting section chief is also the section chief. They have captured the head of the intelligence team before, but this is the first time for a section chief, which is of great significance.

The most important thing is that all the arrangements of the Special High Section in Wuhan were razed to the ground by them.

"Prepare the car."

With the good news, the director was unwilling to wait even a minute longer, and he had to see the old man. This time someone helped the Japanese spies to plant agents and wanted to frame Xu Qingyun.

This person's rank is not low, and he has been deceived into helping others. Xu Qingyun does not have the power to arrest him directly.

He needs to report it and the old man will make the decision.

Taking the telegram, the director rushed to the old man's camp.

"The Japanese wanted to frame Xu Qingyun as a member of the Red Party, and even prepared a group of assassins to frame him?"

After reading the telegram from Wuhan, the old man asked in surprise, and the director nodded immediately: "Yes, this is the plan of the Japanese Special High Section Tsuchihara, which can be said to be very vicious. If Xu Qingyun hadn't guessed their purpose in time and arrested Kitazawa, they might have succeeded."

Although Chu Zuo seemed to be asking for credit for Xu Qingyun, he actually stepped on Xu Laogui again.

What do you mean by possible success?
If they really succeed, the Party Affairs Investigation Office will definitely be deceived, played around by the Japanese, and framed loyal and honest people. This is what the Party Affairs Investigation Office might do.

"Damn it, it's this Tsuchihara again."

The old man replied angrily that he knew Tsuchihara and that he was very active among the Japanese and that he was involved in the September 18 Incident.

These Japanese are too cunning and too arrogant.

The old man thought more.

Why were they so eager to attack Xu Qingyun? Wasn't it because Xu Qingyun hurt them? Xu Qingyun had a clean family background, was a descendant of meritorious service, and had no connection with the Red Party.

But the old man had to admit that Dai Yunong was right. The Japanese plan this time was very sinister. They abandoned a deadly warrior, which might make it possible for the people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office to be fooled.

The more the Japanese tried to frame Xu Qingyun, the more important Xu Qingyun was to them.

At least in terms of intelligence, with Xu Qingyun, the Japanese could no longer keep track of their situation at any time as they did before.

Xu Qingyun could not be a member of the Red Party. This frame-up proved his innocence.

Xu Qingyun's previous speculation became a reality. After the Japanese framed him, anyone who said he was a member of the Red Party must produce solid evidence. Ordinary evidence will not suffice.

Otherwise, the old man would not believe it at all and would instinctively think that it was another conspiracy against Xu Qingyun.

"Principal, luckily Qingyun is smart and didn't let him suffer any injustice this time."

The director replied with a smile, this sentence has a hidden meaning, what if Xu Qingyun didn't notice the abnormality in advance?

Doesn't that mean it's easy for him to bear the injustice this time?

"You're right, give them a reward." The old man nodded awkwardly.

"Principal, Xu Qingyun is currently the deputy station chief, and his military rank is lieutenant colonel. What do you think?"

The director took the opportunity to help Xu Qingyun to get credit. He was not afraid of his subordinates being promoted in rank, and there were more than one or two people of the same rank as him among his subordinates.

He can promote his subordinates, but he can also bring them down.

This is his confidence.

"It seems that it hasn't been long since his last promotion?"

The old man showed a hint of hesitation. Judging from his merits alone, there would be no problem for Xu Qingyun to be promoted to colonel, but Xu Qingyun was still too young.

Getting promoted too high at too young a age is not necessarily a good thing.

"I was promoted to a higher rank after the Guangdong-Guangxi Incident was quelled."

"Then wait a little longer. Isn't he the deputy station chief? Just promote him to station chief, and don't change his military rank yet."

The old man shook his head and said, "It's too much of a promotion at one time. What if Xu Qingyun makes more contributions in the future?"
He admitted that Xu Qingyun was a capable person. The more capable he was, the less likely he would be promoted too quickly, otherwise he would easily reach the point where he could no longer be promoted.

"The students would like to thank the principal on behalf of Qingyun."

The director immediately lowered his head and said that his military rank had not been promoted, but his position had been promoted. Although the titles of chief and deputy did not mean much to Xu Qingyun, it was a good thing to be promoted.

He can give Xu Qingyun enough reward for his contribution in catching the section chief this time.

"There are also these few people, what do you think?" The director mentioned the ones who were working for the Japanese.

"Withdraw them all, find out what's going on with them, and punish them severely if there are any problems."

The old man snorted coldly. The director was overjoyed. Before he could speak, the old man suddenly said, "You guys don't need to check them. Let others check."

"Yes."

The director was stunned for a moment, and responded quickly. He understood that the old man didn't want these people's lives, otherwise he would definitely hand them over to him.

The ranks of these people are not too high, but not low either. Their power is complicated and intertwined. It is obvious that the old man does not want to delve into it out of giving face to the big guys behind them.

The arrest of a general in Wuhan before had already caused many people to be dissatisfied, and the old man did not want to expand these conflicts.

Their lives can be saved, but their jobs certainly cannot. They also have to pay a sum of money, otherwise these people will be in trouble.

After returning to the Military Intelligence Department, the director immediately issued a series of orders.

Xu Qingyun captured Bei Ze and uncovered Tu Yuan's conspiracy against him, making great contributions and was officially promoted to station chief.

Military rank remains unchanged for the time being.

It is indeed a bit of a stretch for a lieutenant colonel to be the stationmaster of a large station like Wuhan, but everyone knows that Xu Qingyun is too young. If given time, his rank will definitely be promoted in the future.

Didn’t you see that Virgo said it was a direct promotion, not even an acting position?

When Xu Qingyun becomes the webmaster, the original webmaster will have to move, and the director will make arrangements for him.

"Zhan Jie, do you think the deputy station chief position at Wuhan Station is temporarily vacant? Should we send someone over?"

After returning to the Military Intelligence Department, the director called Xu Zhanjie over.

"Director, please make the arrangements as you see fit."

Xu Zhanjie was very smart and had no real suggestions on this kind of personnel appointment. He naturally hoped that there would be no deputy station chief at Wuhan Station.

But Xu Qingyun was his student and they had a special relationship, so he couldn't bring himself to say such things.

"Qingyun has made great contributions and has just been promoted. If he is assigned the position of deputy station chief, will he think too much?"

The director asked again, and Xu Zhanjie immediately understood that the director wanted to send someone to Wuhan Station.

Chu Zuo has a strong desire for control. He couldn't stand the master and his apprentice in the Intelligence Department, not to mention the Wuhan Station.

The director is very clear about the situation at Wuhan Station.

Xu Qingyun has strong case handling abilities and even stronger management abilities. Now they are united and everyone has great confidence in Xu Qingyun.

For Chu Zuo, the strong combat effectiveness of Wuhan Station is a good thing, but the fact that it is completely under the control of Xu Qingyun will make him think too much.

"Then send a suitable person."

Xu Zhanjie replied immediately. He just followed the director's thoughts and did not say who to send.

"You go back first, I'll think about it."

The director nodded slightly. Xu Zhanjie really understood him and hit the nail on the head.

He did want to send someone.

But this person cannot compete with Xu Qingyun, nor can he be Xu Qingyun's man, otherwise there would be no point in sending him.

There must be at least someone who can report to him at any time, who can be accepted by Xu Qingyun and who will not hinder Xu Qingyun's work.

Fang Laibao was disqualified first, but fortunately he didn't know the situation, otherwise he would have been very disappointed.

The commendation from the headquarters has arrived at Wuhan Station.

Xu Qingyun was promoted in position, not military rank, so he did not need to go through any formalities on the military side. After the headquarters issued the appointment, he directly became the station chief.

The promotion of the deputy station chief to the station chief is a good thing regardless of whether there is a change in power. Fang Laibao, Yan Ming, Zheng Jiming and others came to congratulate.

The promotion of those who have made meritorious contributions this time will be processed later. The headquarters will help them apply for it and there will basically be no problem.

The Military Merit Department has a good relationship with them now. Most of the promotions this time are to lieutenants, so they won’t be held back.

"It's just a name change, what's there to congratulate?"

Xu Qingyun smiled. He knew it was not easy for him to get promoted in military rank, after all, the last time he was promoted was too short.

Even in terms of job position and military rank, it is difficult to be promoted in a short period of time.

But he didn't expect that the director would directly promote him this time. He thought it was just a commendation or a reward of a medal.

It may be a promotion, but as the saying goes, one cannot be justified without the right title. After being promoted, one will be the real webmaster, on the same level as other branch webmasters. At the same time, there is no need to worry about a new webmaster being parachuted in above his position.

He is not the real webmaster, so this possibility will always exist, even if the probability is low, it still exists.

Now you don't have to worry about that anymore.

"Then you have been officially promoted to stationmaster."

Yan Ming replied with a smile that apart from Zheng Jiming, he was the first one to follow Xu Qingyun.

If we count according to the Military Intelligence Department, he is the first.

He watched Xu Qingyun step by step get promoted from a small team leader to the stationmaster of a large station, and the promotion of their stationmaster was the most impressive.

No one can say anything.

Anyone who dares to object can show the same results as their webmaster first.

Not to mention the same results, how many people can achieve the same results as their webmasters?

It is only natural that the webmaster will be promoted.

"Okay, let's have an extra meal in the cafeteria tonight and celebrate together."

Xu Qingyun did not spoil everyone's fun. The person had just been captured not long ago, and now was not the time to celebrate. They could just celebrate in their own cafeteria.

"I'll arrange for someone to buy groceries right away."

Zheng Jiming immediately replied that purchasing was the job of their general affairs team, and since they had mentioned adding extra meals to celebrate, there must be some dishes, and they must be fish and meat.

There will be all kinds of hard dishes.

Beef, mutton, and fatty pork, all to satisfy your hunger.

Since it is a celebration, wine is also needed, and these need to be purchased in advance.

There were a lot of people there in the evening, including Bi Rongxian and Xiao Yuan.

At this time, Xiaoyuan finally knew Bi Rongxian's true identity, and also knew who Bei Ze was.

She understood before that Bei Ze was using her to control Bi Rongxian. It would be a lie to say that she was not worried at all. But she had no choice but to muddle through.

I didn't expect that Bi Rongxian was from the Military Intelligence Department. Even if he was not a spy, he was very powerful.

The most important thing is that Bi Rongxian did not really work for the Japanese, he just pretended to agree.

Now that Kitazawa has been arrested, they are protected by the Military Intelligence Department. Not only that, the Military Intelligence Department also gave Xiaoyuan a job and allowed her to work in the cafeteria.

Xiaoyuan doesn't have to rely solely on Bi Rongxian, she can do her own work and earn an income.

After they were brought back, Xu Qingyun met them specially.

As long as Bi Rongxian doesn't mind Xiaoyuan's previous identity, they can be together at any time, and the station will help them solve housing and other problems.

Giving them a house and returning it to them means that they will never have to worry about food and clothing in the future.

Bi Rongxian agreed immediately, and Xiaoyuan cried with joy.

She originally thought that Bi Rongxian didn't know what she had done before, but she didn't expect that he already knew it.

She was even more touched that he didn't care even though he knew the truth.

It can be said that she really met a good person, someone who was sincere to her and willing to take care of her.

For Bi Rongxian, this is also his best result.

It was exactly the result he wanted.

The evening was very lively. Before, the webmaster was the deputy webmaster and no one thought it was a big deal. Now that he has officially become the webmaster, they feel more at ease.

Such a good webmaster is definitely the kind that you can’t find even with a lantern.

They are lucky to have such a good leader.

The next morning, headquarters sent another telegram.

He Rongtang, former head of Group 2 of the Intelligence Department of the Headquarters, was promoted to deputy station chief of Wuhan Station.

The director finally sent someone to Wuhan Station, and after considering everything, he decided that He Rongtang was the most suitable candidate.

First of all, He Rongtang is not Xu Qingyun’s man, so he can be his spy.

Secondly, when He Rongtang was in the Intelligence Department, he had enough respect for Xu Qingyun, and the two of them cooperated well. His coming to Wuhan would not have any impact on Xu Qingyun.

Before the appointment was issued, the director specially met with He Rongtang.

He was given a lot of instructions. Wuhan is not the headquarters, and Xu Qingyun has strong control there. Even the director has to consider Xu Qingyun's ideas when giving orders.

When He Rongtang came, he was not asked to share power and gain profits, but to cooperate with Xu Qingyun in his work.

"Stationmaster, what does this mean, Director?"

After knowing this, Fang Laibao came running over. He came at a coincidence because there was a case here, so he did not go back.

His reason was to study, and Xu Qingyun didn't want to chase him away.

Fang Laibao's eyes widened. In fact, when Xu Qingyun was promoted to station chief, he thought about whether he would have the opportunity to come to Wuhan to be the deputy station chief. Before he could make any reaction, the headquarters had already sent a new deputy station chief.

And he is the intelligence team leader at the same level as him.

The headquarters defaults to a half-level position, so there is really no problem in promoting the team leader to deputy station chief.

But in terms of merit, he is higher than He Rongtang. He is also a team leader and will cooperate with Xu Qingyun. He is even in Wuhan, so why not promote him?

Fang Laibao didn't want to be promoted to deputy station chief, he just wanted to stay with Xu Qingyun.

"Don't think too much. Virgo has his own intentions."

After receiving this order, Xu Qingyun understood what the director meant.

This is normal; this is his style. He did too well at Wuhan Station, which made Chuzuo feel a little bit of crisis.

However, the person he sent was He Rongtang, not anyone else, which proved that he had no doubts about himself and was purely driven by desire for power.

Power is the easiest way to make people lose themselves, not to mention that Virgos are powerful people who cannot see the situation clearly.

"That was not what I meant……"

"I know what you mean. Just go back honestly. In the current situation, anyone can become the deputy stationmaster, but you have no hope."

Xu Qingyun interrupted him and Fang Laibao stood there in shock.

What do you mean?
Everyone else can do it, but not him?

Fang Laibao was not stupid, he immediately figured out what was going on and asked carefully, "Because I am your man?"

"Yes."

Xu Qingyun nodded. It would be better to leave the position of deputy station chief vacant than to appoint Fang Laibao. Since the director wanted to send someone to keep an eye on him, it was impossible for him to let Fang Laibao come.

"I understand."

Fang Laibao replied dejectedly that this time it was because of the ideas of the higher-ups that he lost the opportunity to fight side by side with his old leader.

Unfortunately, he had no choice but to accept it.

"Go back early. Once He Rongtang arrives, he will be uncomfortable if you are here."

Xu Qingyun nodded. He Rongtang knew that Fang Laibao had always wanted to be transferred to Wuhan. This appointment was not initiated by He Rongtang, so he had no choice.

If the two meet, it will be somewhat awkward.

"Yes, I'll leave tomorrow."

If things go smoothly, He Rongtang will arrive tomorrow, so it won't have much impact if Fang Laibao leaves tomorrow.

Xu Qingyun did not refuse, as long as the two of them did not meet.

The news that He Rongtang became the deputy station chief spread quickly in Wuhan Station. People from the headquarters knew something about He Rongtang, but people in Wuhan Station were not very clear about him.

After learning about He Rongtang's situation, they no longer worried.

It turned out that He Rongtang was at the same level as their station chief, both were heads of the intelligence department.

At that time, He Rongtang was very polite to their stationmaster.

After the stationmaster was promoted to deputy chief of the intelligence department, He Rongtang followed his lead and became one of their own.

His coming to Wuhan can cooperate with the webmaster and will not have much impact on the existing situation.

Yan Ming knows He Rongtang's situation best.

The person who came was He Rongtang, which also made him feel relieved. If it was someone else who wanted to seize power from the webmaster, he would be doomed to fail.

But even if they fail, it will have an adverse impact on their Wuhan station.

The next morning, Fang Laibao left Wuhan. At noon, Yan Ming brought people to pick up He Rongtang.

He Rongtang was Xu Qingyun's former subordinate, and this time he is his deputy. Xu Qingyun does not need to come to the dock to pick him up in person. Yan Ming and Zhao San are enough to be representatives.

"Deputy Station Master He, welcome to Wuhan."

At the dock, Yan Ming saw He Rongtang getting off the boat and immediately went to greet him.

He noticed that He Rongtang came alone, without anyone seeing him off, and without any subordinates.

"Team Leader Yan, you are too polite. We are old friends. It is my honor to be able to return to the Section Chief's side."

He Rongtang was very good at speaking. He also stated that his visit to Wuhan would not have any impact on the area and that he was purely there to serve his old leader.

"please."

Yan Ming was already familiar with him, so he made a gesture to invite him to get on the bus and return to the station.

On the other side, in the Special Higher Section, Suzuki was anxiously waiting for a call back from headquarters.

Bei Ze had not returned for two days, and the Military Intelligence Department suddenly promoted Xu Qingyun to station chief. He then realized that something had really happened to Bei Ze.

Although the Military Intelligence Department did not give a reason, there is a saying that Xu Qingyun was promoted after making great contributions.

What kind of great achievement allowed him to be directly promoted to webmaster?
They must have caught their section chief.

He sent a telegram to the headquarters yesterday, but there has been no response from the headquarters so far.

The more headquarters didn't call back, the more worried he became.

He didn't know that after receiving the telegram yesterday, Tsuchiya got furious on the spot. He had high hopes for Kitazawa and hoped to use this opportunity to get rid of Xu Qingyun.

As a result, Bei Ze was so careless that he was caught by Xu Qingyun and confessed everything.

If Kitazawa hadn't confessed, the Military Intelligence Department wouldn't have arrested so many people because of him.

Afterwards, he immediately contacted the consulate and asked them to help check Tang Lianpeng's situation. Sure enough, Tang Lianpeng had been arrested.

Tu Yuan was so angry that he smashed a lot of things.

This was a carefully planned strategy. If it succeeded, Xu Qingyun would definitely die.

As a result, Kitazawa messed everything up.

Not only this time, it will be even more difficult for him to deal with Xu Qingyun in the future.

At least the method of framing him as a member of the Red Party can no longer be used.

What a good opportunity, was wasted by that idiot Kitazawa. After receiving the telegram, Tsuchihara deduced that there was something wrong with Bi Rongxian's rebellion.

Kitazawa foolishly thought it was his great achievement, but he didn't know it was a trap.

It's ridiculous that I was deceived by such an idiot and even appointed him as the acting section chief.

Dohara was angry with Kitazawa, and even more angry with himself. How could he possibly reply to the Wuhan Special High Section?

Wuhan is very important, and Tsuchihara will not give up the information here.

He will definitely send someone to Wuhan again, but this time he has to carefully select one, at least someone who is extremely smart.

Otherwise he would definitely not be a match for Xu Qingyun.

Sending ordinary people here is just like delivering food.

Tsuchihara will not make such a mistake again.

As for Suzuki and others, they have been completely abandoned by Tsuchihara. He is keeping them for the time being, and after a new section chief is elected, they will be sent to the headquarters to be punished.

Suzuki and others were purely implicated by Kitazawa.

When Kitazawa was caught, Tsuchihara took his anger out on them. However, they didn't know at that time that once the new section chief arrived, they would be doomed.

I owe you a thousand words, I will make up for it tomorrow
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