The Spy

Chapter 378 Report Progress
On the first day of school, many students gathered at the school gate.

They were dressed in smart student uniforms, and there were quite a few boys among them.

Although there is a slogan of liberating women in this era, ordinary families would not really let girls study for such a long time. Most girls have no opportunity to study at all, and they have been helping with housework or taking care of children at home since childhood.

So now is different from later generations. In later generations, most of the students in normal schools were girls, but now there are more boys.

A car was parked near the school gate.

Bai Xu has changed into her school uniform and looks so young and beautiful.

"Xiaoer, I'm going to school."

Bai Xu said to Xu Xiaoer, and Xu Xiaoer leaned over and kissed her on the face: "Go ahead, I'll pick you up after school."

"it is good."

Bai Xu smiled sweetly. Although this marriage was forced by the Japanese, she didn't expect that the Japanese really found a good husband for her.

At least Xu Xiaoer's performance was usually very good, which made her very satisfied.

Xu Xiaoer was gentle and considerate. He would bring her some snacks every time he came home from get off work. She didn't know how Xu Xiaoer knew what she liked.

Every time I bring back something it’s a little surprise.

Another thing is that Xu Xiaoer never eats out. Unless he has to attend a social event, he will always go home.

He never goes to places with fireworks, and this alone makes him much better than other men.

Now he supports her studies, not just verbally. Before school started, Xu Xiaoer helped her prepare a lot of things and personally sent her to school. Xu Xiaoer also said that he would pick her up and drop her off every day until she graduated.

This made her even more moved.

Bai Xu got off the car and walked towards the school gate with his bag on his back.

"Bai Xu, did your family buy a car?"

A sharp-eyed female student noticed her and immediately called out.

"No, I, I'm married, my man gave it to me."

After saying this, Bai Xu lowered her head. In fact, what she wanted to say was that she came here in a friend's car, but when she thought about how good Xu Xiaoer was to her, she finally chose to tell the truth.

"You're married, how is that possible?"

The female student covered her mouth. Bai Xu was their school belle, the most beautiful girl in the school.

There are countless little boys who have a crush on Bai Xu, and some of the bold ones even wrote love letters to her.

In her impression, Bai Xu has always been a girl with a very proud temperament. How could she suddenly get married?
"Don't tell anyone, let's go to school."

Bai Xu pulled her and walked quickly into the school.

The school originally had more than a thousand students, but after the resumption of classes, less than eight hundred actually came to school.

No one knows why the other students didn't come.

But smart people understand that many of these students may never come, and the cruelty of war is far beyond everyone's imagination.

The rest of the people, most likely to avoid the war, have already left Shanghai.

In this era, once you separate, you may never have the chance to meet again in your lifetime.

Xu Xiaoer watched his wife enter the school and left with a smile on his face.

"Boss Xu, your goods have arrived."

When he arrived at the warehouse outside, someone was already waiting for Xu Xiaoer. When he saw him, he immediately came over and took the initiative to talk to him.

"I'll go check it out."

Xu Xiaoer nodded slightly. With the support of the Special High Section, his business became easier. In just a few days, he had restored all his original business and even expanded it.

"Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem."

The person who came hurriedly assured that Xu Xiaoer had checked very carefully and there was indeed no problem with the batch of goods.

"Okay, I'll give you the final payment right away."

Xu Xiaoer is honest in doing business and never defaults on payments, so he has attracted many regular customers.

"Boss Hu, the goods have arrived. When do you think I should deliver them to you?"

After paying the balance, Xu Xiaoer immediately picked up the phone. Xu Xiaoer was not only honest in doing business, but also delivered goods. He even arranged for vehicles to deliver goods to many people.

He has a special high-class car, which makes it easier for him to do this.

He is responsible for safety issues, so others will naturally be willing to help.

"Boss Xu, thank you for your trouble. Now it has been delivered. Your batch of goods has solved my urgent need."

The person on the other end was equally polite. After Xu Xiaoer hung up the phone, he immediately arranged for someone to deliver all the goods.

He made hundreds of dollars just from this batch of goods.

It is indeed easy for Xiaoer to do business.

For several days in a row, Xu Xiaoer picked up and dropped off Bai Xu, and at the same time learned more about the school.

The management in schools is now very strict, and students are strictly prohibited from marching or protesting. If anyone does so, they will be arrested at the very least, expelled at the worst, or even have their home searched.

As a result, nearly a hundred students voluntarily dropped out and never attended classes again.

They think that taking classes here means being a slave of a conquered nation, so what's the point of studying like this?

I would rather not study than listen to the Japanese.

Half of the seats in every class in the school are vacant.

"Don't bother others and don't get involved in anything. Don't worry, no one can bully you in school."

During the meal, Xu Xiaoer took the initiative to say that he really had the confidence to say these things. Now he was in the Special High Section and was a small team leader.

The key is that Kamei and Takeda treated him differently. When they heard that his business was doing well, Kamei and Takeda were very happy and often praised him.

With these two behind him, there aren't many people in Shanghai who can scare him.

"it is good."

Bai Xu nodded slightly. She was originally an active student in school. After returning this time, she has changed a lot.

Study silently, don’t do anything else, and don’t participate in other people’s discussions.

Some even said she had changed.

She didn't want to do this, but she really couldn't get involved in this. Although Xu Xiaoer was very good to her, the fact that Xu Xiaoer was a traitor could not be changed.

Sometimes Bai Xu also thought that if Xu Xiaoer was not a traitor, he would be a perfect husband.

It's a pity that if he wasn't a traitor, they wouldn't have been able to be together. She now knows that the Japanese saw Xiao Er's ability and wanted him to help them do business and make money, so they let him settle down and make him feel completely at ease.

In other words, he was a hostage in the hands of the Japanese.

The next day, Xu Xiaoer still sent Bai Xu to school and watched her enter the school before leaving.

In the distance, Zhao San smiled slightly and left quickly.

He really cared about this student and had been patient for a long time. Today he finally came out to take a look, but he would only take a look from a distance. He would not contact Xu Xiaoer, let alone get close to Bai Xu.

"That's the man Bai Xu married. He's dressed like a human being, so he must be a traitor."

Inside the school, there were also three people looking at this side, and all three of them had bitter expressions on their faces.

Bai Xu is beautiful and all three of them like her very much.

Unfortunately, the three of them were very timid and never confessed their feelings. But it was useless to confess because Bai Xu had never liked them before.

Who could have thought that this most beautiful flower would suddenly be eaten by a pig? No matter what Xu Xiaoer looked like, they were not convinced.

Or maybe it was jealousy. "Yes, it must be a traitor. Bai Xu was blind to marry a traitor."

Another person said angrily that even though Shanghai is now under Japanese rule, traitors are still not welcome.

The three of them only dared to talk in a low voice, watching Bai Xu enter the school, only with flames of jealousy burning in their hearts.

In the Shanghai area, Xu Qingyun is in a meeting.

The Japanese are mobilizing their troops, and they have occupied many cities in Anhui Province.

The Kuomintang concentrated its forces on protecting Wuhan, but there was still a huge disparity in power between the two sides.

Most Chinese people are pessimistic, and many believe that Wuhan will eventually not be able to be defended.

Wuhan is located in the center of the country and is a transportation hub for railways and waterways. Once it falls, the impact on the whole of China will be extremely huge.

Xu Qingyun received an order to find out more military intelligence and assist in the front-line operations.

The Military Intelligence Bureau is not only responsible for counter-espionage and sanctions, but also intelligence gathering, or in other words, this is their main job.

"District Chief, the Japanese frontline headquarters is now in Nanjing, why do they want us to collect intelligence from them?"

Yan Ming first asked, the Japanese Expeditionary Army Headquarters was indeed deployed in Shanghai, but now most of them are in Nanjing, and what is left in Shanghai are the guard troops.

It is indeed not easy to collect military intelligence from their front line here.

"I'm assigning work now, not asking for excuses."

Xu Qingyun glared at him. Yan Ming had grown very fast, but he still had some of the inherent problems of a Kuomintang officer.

When encountering something, especially a task that is not yours, you will have some opinions in your heart.

But to be fair, there is nothing wrong with what Yan Ming said. If they were asked to collect intelligence on Shanghai, Yan Ming would not say a word. But collecting intelligence on the front line is asking too much.

The front line was in Anhui Province and the headquarters was in Nanjing, which was too far away from them.

"District Chief, please tell us what we should do."

Fang Laibao took the initiative to say that he is now the deputy district mayor and the second in command in the Shanghai District.

However, Xu Qingyun is capable, and Fang Laibao mainly helps with internal affairs, while Xu Qingyun basically does all the external affairs.

"Investigate the Japanese officers, regardless of rank, and find a few well-informed people."

If he wanted to get the Japanese military intelligence, he had to start from within the Japanese. The order he received was not only to investigate the intelligence, but also to instigate some useful insiders among the Japanese.

Boss Dai highly recognizes Xu Qingyun's abilities and believes that Xu Qingyun can do it.

Takeda is the best example.

"Yes."

Everyone took orders and started the investigation work, which was usually carried out mainly by the Intelligence Department, assisted by the Operations Department, while the General Affairs and Telecommunications Departments did the logistical work.

Finding out the military intelligence will be beneficial to the entire war, so Xu Qingyun will do this seriously and will not be careless.

After the meeting, Xu Qingyun called Yan Ming and Fu Wenzhen over separately and gave them another round of instructions.

This matter must be taken seriously.

Time passed slowly, and Xu Xiaoer and Bai Xu had been married for more than half a month.

The young couple lived a good life, but there was one thing: Xu Xiaoer never talked about his work when he was at home. Bai Xu was smart enough not to ask him and only told him some interesting things about school.

The Japanese put pressure on us, but the students also had ways to deal with it.

Even if they learn Japanese, they have no intention of actually working for the Japanese. Instead, they use what they have learned to see if they can find some areas where the Japanese are dissatisfied.

The second is activities among students.

However, compared to before the suspension of classes, their activities have decreased a lot now.

"Today the school asked us to report students who have made progress, not just in our school, but also in other schools."

During dinner, Bai Xu suddenly said this, and Xu Xiaoer's heart moved slightly.

The students were full of enthusiasm and many of them resisted the Japanese. Some students communicated with each other at school, and the main topic of discussion was opposing the Japanese.

Unfortunately, they were weak scholars and had no way to deal with the Japanese.

But if the Japanese really do this, maybe some students will be harmed by them in the future?

“Did anyone report it?”

Xu Xiaoer asked casually, and Bai Xu shook his head gently: "No one is that stupid. If he really reports it, no one will care about him in the school anymore."

"That's fine, don't get involved in these things."

Xu Xiaoer responded that Bai Xu was very quiet in school, and he didn't need to tell her that he would not participate in these things, let alone report them.

Through the contact and understanding during this period, Bai Xu discovered that Xu Xiaoer did not want to be a traitor.

Originally Xu Xiaoer was a student at a special agent school.

Unfortunately, his grades were at the bottom and he was selected by the school to join the suicide squad. Xu Xiaoer didn't want to die in vain, so he ran away from the school.

He traveled to Wuhan and Shanghai, but was discovered and arrested by the Special High Police here.

Then the Special High Police wanted to win over Xu Xiaoer and ask him to help make money, so that Bai Xu could start a family with Xu Xiaoer. She felt very wronged, but Xu Xiaoer did not actively surrender to the Japanese, and had never done anything to harm any Chinese people. This was somewhat comforting to Bai Xu.

The next day, Xu Xiaoer sent Bai Xu to school as usual.

"Bai Xu, come with us to the teaching department."

As soon as I entered the classroom, before the class started, two male teachers came over, both of them had complicated expressions.

There are no Japanese in the school, but there are traitors.

Apart from the principal, the dean of studies was the most active. This so-called report was made by the two of them in collaboration.

There was nothing wrong yesterday, but early this morning, the dean asked them to call Bai Xu, saying that he wanted to ask Bai Xu something.

Bai Xu is the school belle, and the dean is a pervert. What does he want to do by looking for Bai Xu now?
"calls me?"

Bai Xu was a little confused and didn't understand why the people from the Education Department were looking for him.

"Yes, come with us."

The two did not dare to offend the dean of studies, so they could only follow the request and take Bai Xu to the teaching department.

Bai Xu was a student and couldn't refuse, so he followed him out.

The students who had already entered the classroom were talking about it. They didn't understand why the Education Department wanted to see Bai Xu. To them, the Education Department was not a good place at the moment.

When we just returned to school, two students were taken away by the Academic Affairs Office and never returned.

"Director Gao, you are looking for me."

Arriving at the office, Bai Xu greeted the dean politely.

"Xiaobai, please sit down first."

Director Gao, who was in his forties, looked at Bai Xu with a smile and waved to the two teachers.

The two teachers had no choice but to wait at the door.

"Are you and Dai Congxue on good terms?"

As soon as the two teachers left, Director Gao's expression changed and he asked seriously.

"From Xue? We have a good relationship, but I haven't seen her for a long time."

Dai Congxue was Bai Xu's former classmate and best friend. Although Dai Congxue was not a native of Shanghai, she had once stayed at her house during the holidays.

After the war started, she was very worried about Dai Congxue's situation. She asked many people, but there was no news from her. She didn't understand why Director Gao suddenly asked about her.

(End of this chapter)