The Spy

Chapter 337 Good News
"Be careful."

Xu Fuzhong arranged workers to unload the goods at the dock. In addition to the goods sold by their company, there was also a large amount of sulfonamide.

Xu Fuzhong was a little confused. So much sulfonamide had arrived, why wasn't it sent out?
It’s not that I won’t send it, it’s just that the time has not come yet.

It is now May and the weather in Shanghai has warmed up. It has only been more than two months since that great change took place.

There are only three months left until the Battle of Shanghai.

Ishida has not made any moves recently. The new team members sent from the headquarters and the country have already taken their positions. The Shanghai Special High Section has replaced all the members of the intelligence group and the action group.

Now Ishida has even greater control over the Shanghai Special High Police.

However, these people need to familiarize themselves with the environment, so no tasks have been assigned to them for the time being.

"Stationmaster, this is the latest Special High Section information."

Zhao San came to the office. Ishida was motionless, but Xu Qingyun was. The Special High Section had replaced so many people, so Xu Qingyun asked Zhao San to investigate the information of their new team members.

We'll get as much as we can through Japanese spies.

"Let's put this first."

Xu Qingyun was dealing with the training of trainees, and Zhao San put down the information and left.

The first batch of students will graduate soon. General Zhang has already found a commander for him, who arrived in Shanghai yesterday to conduct final training for the students.

A commander needs to be familiar with his subordinates so that he can lead them to victory.

The trainees finally realized that they would have to undergo actual combat training after graduation, but having seen blood, they had no objection to this. When they entered the Military Intelligence Department, they knew that they were operations personnel and would be involved in many operations in the future.

Practical exercises can help them better improve their abilities.

Actual combat is not an exercise, and bullets have no eyes. They must pay attention to safety. Before the practical training, Xu Qingyun will hold a meeting with them and remind them of the safety issues one last time.

After finishing the documents in hand, Xu Qingyun opened the information sent by Zhao San.

There was a lot of content. Through several spies and by bribing other people in the Japanese Concession, Zhao San obtained the information of a total of 36 people.

However, the information is not that detailed, some only contain simple personal information such as name, age, etc.

The spies are not intelligence personnel, and the information is obtained through external chats, so it is not easy to get these.

After reading all the information, Xu Qingyun took out three pieces of personal information and looked through them carefully.

The first one is Muto.

He used to work with Ishida at the General Staff Headquarters. His rank was not high, but he was a close confidant of Suzuki and Ishida.

Ishida trusts people like this who have been with him for a long time the most.

Muto was 23 years old and not married, but he had a fiancée. When Muto was having dinner with his fellow villagers in the Japanese Concession, he showed his fiancée's photo to others.

It is said that he loves his fiancée very much and says he will marry her after returning to China.

It's good to have concern.

The other two were in a similar situation and cared a lot about their families.

"Zhao San, come here."

Xu Qingyun picked up the phone and called Yan Ming. Ishida suspected that there was a traitor in the Special High Police, but in fact there was not.

However, it is very important to plant spies in the Special Higher Police, and Muto became his primary target.

The reason is very simple. Muto is highly valued and is now the captain. If he can be turned against the Special High Police, many secrets of the Special High Police can be known.

But he did not guarantee that Muto would betray the Special Higher Police because of his fiancée.

Regardless of whether it will succeed or not, things must be done first. Before the war starts, Xu Qingyun does something despicable first.

Xu Qingyun had no good feelings towards the Japanese, including their women.

In Japan, many women sent their sons, husbands, and fiancés to the battlefield, and some women even went into the prostitute industry to make money to support Japan's invasion of China.

After being defeated, they did not repent and continued to do so.

Xu Qingyun has a bottom line and will not do many things, but Japan is an exception.

To deal with the Japanese, you can use any and all means.

"Stationmaster."

Zhao San came very quickly. He was a small-time gangster who would do anything to achieve his goal. He was the one who found out the information, so he was very suitable for this task.

"Stationmaster, rest assured, I will do it."

When he heard that it was a kidnapping, Zhao San chuckled. He understood that the station chief wanted to take action against the Special High Section people, so there was no problem in arranging some people to go to Japan to kidnap a woman.

"After we capture someone, we try to bring them back home. If it's difficult to bring them back home, we send them to Hong Kong or Singapore."

The purpose of kidnapping is to incite Muto to rebel. The person cannot stay in Japan and must be sent to the country so that Muto can be kidnapped.

Zhao San took the order and left, he could find the right person.

It's not a task of gathering intelligence, it's purely kidnapping, especially kidnapping a woman. This task isn't difficult.

"I understand. I can definitely bring the person back."

Zhao San responded with a smile. He knew a lot of people, from all walks of life, but it would be best to let the Japanese do it themselves.

As long as they pay, there are plenty of people willing to work for them.

It just so happened that I had exchanged a lot of Japanese yen with Takagi last time. I could use some Japanese yen to bribe them and use it as funding. It wouldn't need to be much, just one or two thousand yen would be enough, including asking them to bring the people to the country.

Three days later, Xu Qingyun went to the training base for the final mobilization.

They will set out tomorrow and first suppress the group of bandits with the smallest number of people. For this operation, Xu Qingyun specially applied for a batch of heavy weapons for them.

Six light machine guns, two heavy machine guns, and six grenade launchers.

They were given fifty boxes of grenades, a rifle and a pistol per person, and eight trucks.

The commander was a company commander who had fought in battles with General Zhang and had rich combat experience.

The deputy commander is the action team leader Fu Wenzhen, who has a higher rank, but this time it is a combat mission, and he has to follow the arrangements of the company commander during the war.

The action team selected thirty people to participate, plus six people from the intelligence team for support, a total of eighty-eight people, less than the size of a company, but the total number of people was not small. With so many sophisticated equipment, there was no problem in fighting the bandits.

"Stationmaster, they've all been sent away."

The next day, Zhao San came to report that the students and members of the action team had already left, and the three Japanese he had found also boarded the ship today.

They went to Japan to kidnap Muto's fiancée.

"Wait for their good news."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. Compared to Muto, Xu Qingyun valued this group of new students more.

Fu Wenzhen brought two radios with him so he could contact them at any time if anything happened.

Five days later, the first good news came back. Fu Wenzhen and his men wiped out the first group of bandits. The battle went very smoothly. Fu Wenzhen had left some people behind to understand the situation of the bandit's lair, and members of the intelligence team made the final confirmation.

This group of bandits only had a dozen guns and were outnumbered by their opponents. Once the battle broke out, they were stunned.

The people from the Shanghai station were not wearing military uniforms, and the boss thought they were there to seize territory. He shouted for peace, but was shot in the head by a student with good marksmanship.

All the bandits were wiped out, and they only paid the price of one person being slightly injured.

The minor injury was caused by an accidental scratch, so it can be said that I won.

Xu Qingyun immediately called them back to praise them, but warned them not to be proud and to be fully prepared no matter how weak their opponent was.

Remember the lesson that pride comes before a fall.

Although there were not many bandits, they seized a lot of things, including more than 3,000 yuan. Fu Wenzhen was responsible for supervision. All the captured spoils had to be confiscated, and then they would be rewarded according to their performance.

After defeating this group of bandits, the commander immediately ordered his troops to strike while the iron was hot and march towards the second group of bandits.

After the actual combat, the trainees’ state immediately changed. They became more confident and no longer afraid to go to the battlefield.

The second group of bandits was equally successful.

This group of bandits was stronger than the previous one and brought two injured people to the Shanghai station.

Fortunately, it was not a fatal injury.

The bandits were defeated, and the commander took a rest, summarizing his experience and shortcomings. The next two gangs of bandits had a large number of people and more guns, so it would be a tough battle.

Five days later, Xu Qingyun received good news.

The third group of bandits won another great victory.

However, one person was killed and three were injured in this battle. This group of bandits was stronger and had more people than them. Fortunately, they did not have so many guns, and their weapons were no match for the Military Intelligence Department.

People may die in a war, and Xu Qingyun can still accept this result.

Those who died in battle will receive pensions, which will be paid to them every year. The injured will be sent back to Shanghai for treatment, and even if they are disabled, the Military Intelligence Department will support them in the future.

"Stationmaster, it's done. They've returned."

Two days later, Zhao San came to report that he had found three Japanese ronin to go to Japan to kidnap Muto's fiancée.

Muto's fiancée is called Ranko, who is three years younger than Muto.

"Very good. Take the photo and arrange for someone to secretly send it to Muto."

It’s good that the person has been caught. It depends on whether Mutou really loves Ranko as much as he said.

"Yes."

Zhao San accepted the order and was the one who did the job. The task of instigating Muto to rebel was also given to him.

Zhao San is a smooth person and Xu Qingyun is very confident in his ability to do things. Before he is sure that Muto has truly rebelled, Zhao San will not take any risks.

"Muto, here I come."

This is a Japanese restaurant in the Japanese Concession. After get off work, Muto comes here to drink and eat.

There have been no missions recently, so the people in the Special High Section are relatively idle. He came early, is a senior, and is more familiar with Shanghai than others.

"A pot of sake and four pieces of sushi."

Muto ordered food with a smile. Just as the food came, a man suddenly walked past him, dropped an envelope and left.

Muto was a little confused. He looked at the envelope and carefully checked it again.

There was nothing unusual. I opened the envelope and found a piece of paper inside which was a photo.

When he saw the photo, Muto's face suddenly changed.

The photo showed a woman tied to a chair with a terrified look on her face. He was very familiar with this woman, she was his beloved Lan Zi.

Who kidnapped Lan Zi?
The first thing Muto wanted to do was to go back and ask for help, and ask the section chief to help him rescue people. There were many people in the Special High Police in the country, so it would be no problem to catch a few kidnappers.

Fortunately, he did not act impulsively and noticed the words on the note.

After reading the content, Muto frowned. The letter was written to him, telling him that Ranko had been taken to China. If he didn't want Ranko to die, he should do as the letter required. The requirement was simple: hand in a list of all personnel in the intelligence group of the Special High Section. The letter gave him two dead mailbox addresses and asked him to prepare a code book.

Muto is the captain and Suzuki's confidant, and he knows everyone in the intelligence team.

The letter was written in Chinese, but Muto understood that it must have been written by the Shanghai Station, as they were the only ones interested in the Special High Section.

Damn Chinese, how can they be so despicable.

Muto was so angry that his hands were shaking. He lost all appetite and ran out with the photo and letter.

He even forgot to pay, but luckily the boss recognized him and realized that he was busy, so he didn't chase him out to ask for money.

Returning to the entrance of the Special Higher Police Department, Muto suddenly stopped.

He took out the photo again, but this time it was a photo from his own wallet. Ran Zi was smiling, and it was a very bright smile.

If it was the Chinese who captured Lan Zi, the section chief might not be able to save her. Based on his understanding of the section chief, once the report was made, the section chief would most likely let him take advantage of the situation and use him to mislead the Shanghai station.

If this really happened, Lan Zi would die.

The section chief won't really help him save people.

If you don't report it, what about saving people yourself?
It’s a pity that he doesn’t even know where Lan Zi is, how can he save her?

Also, he wanted to make sure whether Lan Zi was really caught.

Muto turned and left, making sure that this matter could not be telegraphed to the Special Higher Section, otherwise it would be no different from reporting it. He had to first make sure whether Ranko was in trouble.

He went to a friend and asked him to send an inquiry telegram.

Please ask friends in China to help confirm whether Lan Zi has been in trouble.

But I won't receive a reply until tomorrow.

Muto didn't sleep all night and kept looking through photos of Ranko. He really loved his fiancée. At first, Ishida wanted to bring him to China, but he gave up because of Ranko.

This time, it was Ishida who directly issued the transfer order, so he had no choice but to come here.

The next morning, Muto came to the Special Higher Police. He was the captain and there was a telephone on his desk.

If the message is replied in China, his friend will call him to tell him the result.

At around ten o'clock, the phone finally rang and Muto picked up the receiver.

it is true.

After hanging up the phone, Muto was a little dazed. After getting off work at noon, he immediately went to his friend's place to get the phone back.

Friends in China helped him confirm that Lan Zi was not at home and had been missing for several days. Lan Zi's family had already called the police and were almost going crazy.

"Thank you."

Muto left his friend's house and walked alone with a sad look on his face.

If he reports it, Lan Zi is likely to die. The section chief has never been a match for Xu Qingyun, and based on his understanding of the section chief, he knows that the section chief will never really help him save people.

They will only use him to paralyze the Chinese people, or even provide false information to deceive the Chinese people.

Once the Chinese find out that the intelligence is false, no one can save Lan Zi.

If he doesn't report it, he will have to agree to the Chinese and do what they ask.

But if he did this, both he and Ranko would die if they were discovered.

When it was almost time to return to the Special Higher Police, Muto still couldn't make a choice.

As he was walking, a man on a bicycle came from the opposite direction. When he came in front of him, he suddenly threw an envelope and then sped away.

Muto quickly picked up the envelope, which contained another piece of paper and a photo.

The difference was that this time he was very familiar with the handwriting on the paper; it was written by Lan Zi.

Ranko begged him to save her. The Chinese hadn't done anything to her yet, but if Muto didn't do what the Chinese asked or report it, Ranko would be extremely miserable.

The photo was also of Lan Zi, and was taken outdoors. He recognized the background as Shanghai, and Lan Zi was really taken to Shanghai.

"Xu Qingyun."

Muto gritted his teeth, wondering how much suffering Ranko would have to endure if she fell into the hands of the Chinese.

He must rescue Lan Zi.

Muto no longer hesitated. He chose not to report it and save people himself.

The section chief was eager to make a contribution, so he most likely asked him to provide intelligence to the Chinese. The first few times must have been true so that the Chinese would trust him.

Then there was false information.

As for saving people, the section chief simply won't do it, or can't do it.

I have to say that Muto really loves Ranko.

After returning to the Special Higher Police, Muto worked seriously, hoping to use work to alleviate his longing for Ranko and the desire to save people. After get off work, he went home and wrote down the situation of all the people in the intelligence team.

Mainly names, ages, places of origin and their ranks.

The Chinese only wanted these, and he didn’t write a single word more than what he asked for.

After writing it, he put it in the dead mailbox the next day.

The first letter marked the location of the dead mailbox for him.

The cunning Chinese placed the dead mailbox in Nanshi, which is Chinese territory, so it is difficult for him to secretly follow the people who took the letters.

However, Muto did not leave, he kept watching in secret.

Unfortunately, all his movements were seen by Zhao San.

Noticing that he was the only one there, Zhao San smiled. The people at the Shanghai station quickly took away the things he had placed there. Muto did not follow them, but just took note of the appearance of the person who was collecting the information.

If he wanted to save people, the best way was to kidnap Chinese people and exchange hostages.

This is also the reason why he did not report it. If he did, the section chief would not agree to do so.

The section chief’s goal is results, to defeat Xu Qingyun, not Lan Zi.

He is the only one who truly cares about Lan Zi.

Muto will choose a suitable person to force Xu Qingyun to exchange hostages with him, but before that, he must first stabilize Xu Qingyun and prevent Lan Zi from being killed.

"Stationmaster, Muto sent some things over. I checked a few and they are all correct."

Zhao San quickly got the information and reported to Xu Qingyun.

He had investigated some situations of the Special Higher Police before and knew some information of some people in the intelligence group. If Muto made up stories and gave them false information, Zhao San would be able to see it at a glance.

“This is the letter he wrote to us.”

Zhao San handed the letter together with the intelligence to Xu Qingyun. The content of Muto's letter was simple, just scolding them for being despicable for attacking an unarmed girl.

At the same time, they were asked to ensure Lan Zi's safety.

After reading the letter, Xu Qingyun also smiled.

It is not certain whether Muto will report it, but it doesn’t matter. Zhao San has the ability to distinguish the true and false information, and he will not believe Muto casually.

If he hadn't reported it, this information alone would have prevented him from getting off the ship.

"Tell him to thoroughly investigate the members of the action team and get the complete list."

Xu Qingyun ordered, first the intelligence team, then the action team, and finally all the people in the Shanghai Special High Section.

This information is important to them.

It was not difficult for Muto to find out the name, age, rank, position and place of origin.

"it is good."

Zhao San gladly accepted the order. This time, he didn't need to have anyone deliver the letter to him in the Japanese Concession. There was a dead mailbox in the Japanese Concession, so he could go and get it himself.

The person who put something in the dead mailbox must be Japanese. Shanghai Station will not send anyone.

The next day, Muto received a reply in the dead mailbox.

The reply was in code, which I had told him in my previous letter. He would have to translate anything I gave him himself in the future.

The password was not difficult and Muto translated it quickly.

"Damn it."

After reading the content, Muto couldn't help but curse. Xu Qingyun asked him to report all the personnel information of the action team. They wanted to have a comprehensive understanding of the Special High Section.

This time he was given a time limit of one week.

However, the letter said that they would ensure Lan Zi's safety and would not treat her unfairly in any other aspects except her freedom. After he completed this mission, they would take a recent photo of Lan Zi so that he could know Lan Zi's situation.

Muto wants Ranko to be free and come back to him, not the photo.

He must speed up the plan and rescue Ran Zi as soon as possible.

He knew many people in the action team, and there were ways to get the information of those he didn't know. Muto took action and asked Suzuki if he could check the Chinese officials now that everything was fine.

Suzuki was very happy with his initiative and agreed to his plan.

The investigating officer is actually trying to save lives and find a suitable target, even if it is a child.

Xu Qingyun is a Guo Party official. He arrested the child of an official with a higher rank than him and forced him to replace him.

It is not difficult to find a member of the investigation team. He is the section chief's man and can easily get the information.

Mainly an investigation into Chinese officials.

Five days later, Xu Qingyun came to the city gate to welcome the triumphant warriors.

They wiped out several bandit strongholds, and the actual combat exercise was over.

A total of three people died and seven were injured. Fortunately, only one was seriously injured. He has arranged for the deceased to be sent back to their hometown, and they will not lose any of the compensation they deserve.

The higher-ups issued legal tender, but Xu Qingyun gave them dollars.

Among the three people who died, two were trainees. Although the members of the action team had never experienced such a big battle, they had carried out missions many times and had a gunfight with the Special High Section last time.

They have more experience than the trainees.

When the truck arrived at the city gate, Fu Wenzhen noticed Xu Qingyun and got off immediately. He performed well this time.

All the seized items were transported back with them this time.

The dollars and legal tender were loaded directly onto the trucks, and some cloth and grain were sold on the spot and exchanged for money to be brought back.

This time the harvest was not small. We wiped out several bandits and brought back almost 20,000 yuan.

Xu Qingyun has already made arrangements for this money.

He will not take the money and will spend it all on the people involved in the action.

First of all, there are rewards. Everyone who participates in the operation will receive rewards. The better the performance and the more enemies killed, the higher the bonus will be.

As for the company commander, Xu Qingyun would not treat him unfairly and would directly reward him with five hundred oceans.

The remaining people ranged from one hundred to three hundred.

There are more than eighty people, and the bonus will be more than 10,000 yuan. The rest of the money will be kept as pensions and will be paid to the families of the victims later.

"Stationmaster."

Fu Wenzhen came up to Xu Qingyun and saluted. The other students and members of the action team also got off the car and stood upright.

Xu Qingyun returned the salute and came up to them.

After actual combat, these people's spirit and energy have changed significantly compared to before. Their eyes are firm and sharper, and there is a murderous intent emanating from the team.

"good."

Xu Qingyun smiled and nodded. This group of people will be the main force of the operation in the future. Once the war starts, Xu Qingyun will have to replace a lot of people in the Shanghai station.

Wan Jinwen was turned against the government, and too many secrets were leaked from the Shanghai Station.

The Japanese have their photos, which is a big taboo for lurking.

Zhao San is an exception, but he cannot go out to do open work. He has to stay by his side and do his secretary duties well.

That night, Xu Qingyun held a celebration banquet for them. When they were out fighting, they had good food, but they were not allowed to drink alcohol.

Today, everyone is allowed to drink and drink to their heart's content.

(End of this chapter)