The Spy

Chapter 391 Great ambition
"Let them find it, and you guys do what you need to do."

Xu Xiaoer smiled and shook his head, grabbed the half chicken on the table and handed it to Xiao Fan.

There was not only roast chicken on his desk, but also wine and peanuts.

He is the only one in the detective team who dares to drink during working hours.

"Thank you Captain."

Xiao Fan took half the chicken and left happily. Xu Xiaoer stood up and walked to the window.

People from Team 2 and Team 3 are going out.

The mission was given by Kamei, and Cao Xiangwen would not dare to refuse even if he had ten times the courage. This time it is a deadline mission, so Cao Xiangwen must be anxious.

As for that idiot Cao Xiangwen, there is absolutely no possibility for him to find the Shanghai district.

Xu Xiaoer raised the corners of his mouth slightly, waiting to see their show.

Xu Xiaoer was not wrong. Cao Xiangwen was indeed very anxious after receiving the task. This was the first time that the detective brigade had been given a deadline task since its establishment.

Takeda’s words were very serious. If the task was not completed, the captain of the detective brigade could be replaced at any time.

Although this captain is also a dog raised by the Japanese, his status is higher than other dogs and he can show off in front of the Chinese. Cao Xiangwen is really reluctant to give up his position as captain.

Since he was reluctant, he could only work hard.

Unfortunately, he couldn't get Xu Xiaoer to help him. If he could get Xu Xiaoer to help, perhaps he would really have a chance of finding the Shanghai area.

The reason is simple, Xu Xiaoer is rich.

Money makes the world go round. As long as a lot of money is spent, there will always be someone who will report intelligence about the Shanghai area to them.

His idea was good, but unfortunately it didn't have much effect on Xu Qingyun.

Several former heads of the Shanghai Special High Section, who were left with only bones, had been offered astronomical rewards for Xu Qingyun's life.

In the end, he died first, and Xu Qingyun was completely fine.

"Captain, you're looking for me."

Li Zhiqun came to Cao Xiangwen's office and whispered that he was a Central Bureau of Investigation agent who surrendered voluntarily and was later assigned to the Shanghai Detective Brigade.

"Sit down and talk."

Cao Xiangwen stood up and personally took Li Zhiqun to sit on the sofa.

His office was not as big as Xu Xiaoer's, but it was not bad either. Li Zhiqun was a little restrained. He had just arrived at the detective brigade. However, he was different from others. While others surrendered after being captured, he took the initiative to surrender to the Japanese.

He had thought that he would be taken seriously by the Japanese, but unfortunately he was assigned to the detective brigade as an ordinary member.

"You already know the section chief's order, right?"

Cao Xiangwen asked, and Li Zhiqun nodded immediately: "I know. Let's find clues about the Military Control Commission's Shanghai Division within one month."

"Yes."

Cao Xiangwen sighed and continued, "The Military Control Commission is the most cunning. Even the Special High Section has not found any useful clues about them. How can we find them with only a few dozen people and no funding?"

Li Zhiqun didn't say anything. He had just arrived and his rank was too low to discuss this matter.

"I've read your file. It's excellent. We can't rely on Xu Xiaoer. We have to find clues in Shanghai this time."

"Don't worry, as long as you can find clues about the Shanghai area and complete this mission, I will immediately promote you to captain."

Cao Xiangwen painted a big picture for Li Zhiqun. He was not a professional agent, but he knew how to observe people.

Li Zhiqun's performance was indeed better than others, and he found that Li Zhiqun was very smart. This time, Guijing had a deadline for the task, and if he failed to complete it, Guijing would remove him at any time.

Even if Xu Xiaoer was not mentioned, someone else would have taken over.

In order to protect himself, he had to find a reliable helper to help him, and Li Zhiqun caught his eye.

"Don't worry, Captain. I will do it seriously."

"Okay, go ahead. I'll make them cooperate with you. You can do whatever you want except for a small team."

The first small team belongs to Xu Xiaoer. Not to mention Li Zhiqun, even Cao Xiangwen can't control it.

If he dared to give orders to Xu Xiaoer, Takeda would come over and slap him in the face immediately.

Now everyone knows that Xu Xiaoer is helping the section chief and Takeda make money. He is their purse, and Cao Xiangwen will not go and cause trouble for himself.

"Yes, I understand. I'll be there right away."

Li Zhiqun stood up. The other team members had already left, but he could find that with Cao Xiangwen's support, these people would obey his orders.

When Li Zhiqun first came, he was indeed a little lost. He always felt that he was unlucky and was not valued anywhere.

Now he has finally met a good leader, a captain who appreciates him.

He will not let Cao Xiangwen down.

"District Chief, the Detective Brigade has been ordered to search for our clues with all their strength within one month."

Yan Ming came to report that his information came from Takeda, and only Zhao San could receive Xu Xiaoer's information.

"Let them find it."

Xu Qingyun smiled. Kamei was under increasing pressure. Since the Special High Police couldn't find the person, he thought of asking the surrendered agents to do it.

This time Kamei was destined to be disappointed.

"Yes."

Yan Ming also laughed. The people in the Shanghai area were lurking very secretly, and it was not easy for them to find clues.

Li Zhiqun left the detective brigade and went directly to the police station.

The Detective Brigade had no status in front of the Special High Police and had to bow and scrape to every Japanese and try to curry favor with them.

But once you leave the Special High Police, everyone outside, especially those Chinese departments, have to curry favor with them.

Whether it is the Kuomintang or the Japanese, spies are synonymous with bad guys.

These spies are very ruthless. Once you are targeted by them, you will never have peace and may even be killed by them in the end.

No one dares to offend the spies easily.

Li Zhiqun came to the police station in the Japanese-occupied area and did not go to the concession.

He believed that there must be people from the Military Intelligence Bureau hiding in the Japanese-occupied areas, and it was impossible for all of them to be hiding in the concessions.

Li Zhiqun analyzed the previous actions of the Military Control Commission.

Whether it was punishing traitors or assassinating the Japanese, they acted decisively and fiercely and grasped the timing very accurately, which shows that they had conducted reconnaissance and investigation of the targets in advance.

In this case, there is a high probability that some of them will be lurking in the Japanese-occupied area.

The mission this time is to find clues, not necessarily to catch the person.

As long as Li Zhiqun can find clues about the Military Control Commission's Shanghai branch, or find out the direction and target, his mission will be accomplished.

He is indeed smart.

What Li Zhiqun wants to investigate are the people who are close to these targets, especially those who are single and have no wives, who are his key investigation targets.

He used to be in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and had some understanding of the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

The Military Intelligence Bureau's personnel would not bring their families with them when they were behind enemy lines, and the Military Intelligence Bureau would not allow it.

Maybe some people disguised themselves as a couple and brought their wives with them in order to lurk, but that wouldn’t be all.

The first screening condition is being single, even if several men live together.

Secondly, select the area based on the target situation.

The Japanese-occupied area is not small, and Shanghai is the largest city with a large floating population. If a comprehensive investigation is to be conducted, even if he brings all the people from the detective brigade, it will still not be completed within a month.

A selective screening is required.

When investigating in the Shanghai area, the undercover agents could not have driven a car as that would have been too conspicuous. They would most likely have walked or ridden a bicycle.

With so many targets, they will definitely investigate nearby.

There will not be just one person being investigated in the Shanghai area, there must be quite a few.

He didn't need to find all of them. If he could find one, even a clue, it would be a victory for him. Li Zhiqun did not bring anyone with him, but looked through the files in the police station by himself.

Single men, designated areas, and the time they arrived in Shanghai.

It definitely won’t be too long. All the old people in the Shanghai area were transferred because of intelligence leaks. These people have been in Shanghai for a maximum of one year.

Li Zhiqun was very careful. He did not just check those who came after the Shanghai battle, but investigated according to the time when Xu Qingyun came to Shanghai.

Even though he had only been in Shanghai for a short time, he was well aware that Xu Qingyun was an extremely tough opponent.

The deaths of several chiefs of Shanghai's Special High Section were caused by Xu Qingyun.

Since Xu Qingyun arrived in Nanjing, none of the former heads of the Shanghai Special High Section had a good end.

Xu Qingyun's reputation was earned through hard work. He even suspected that Xu Qingyun had already made arrangements. By checking the files after the battle of Shanghai Station, he could not find anyone from the Shanghai area.

We must start investigating from the time he first arrived in Shanghai.

Li Zhiqun read every file carefully. After the Japanese occupied Shanghai, they re-registered everyone.

They registered in great detail.

The file contains information about one’s place of origin, when one came to Shanghai, what one does in Shanghai, and who are his relatives.

And their resumes.

There was a lot of information, and Li Zhiqun spent a whole day looking through it, but he didn't find anything for the time being.

He was not anxious, nor was he discouraged. He even took some of the files home to look at them at night. This time he would definitely help Cao Xiangwen complete the task.

It's not just because Cao Xiangwen appreciates him.

If he does well, he will be a good candidate for the future captain once he is promoted to captain.

Cao Xiangwen is not a professional agent, which is his biggest shortcoming.

Li Zhiqun was an ambitious man. It was impossible for him to work for Cao Xiangwen willingly just because of a few words from him. What he wanted was Cao Xiangwen's position.

He was well aware that Japan had a small population and it was impossible for the Japanese to do everything in China.

The detective brigade will be expanded in the future, and may even surpass the number of officers in the Special High Section.

If he occupies a position first, he will have a chance to become a real leader later.

After all, it was his ambition that was at work.

Time passed slowly. Although Xu Xiaoer was busy with business every day, he always paid attention to the situation of the detective brigade.

After all, this time they are investigating the Shanghai branch of the Military Control Commission. Although he looks down on these people, what if they really find clues?

He must remind the master and the district chief in time to avoid losses.

"District Chief, Xiao Er sent me intelligence that Cao Xiangwen attaches great importance to this mission and has specially arranged a new team member to be in charge of the investigation."

Zhao San came to Xu Qingyun's office. The fact that Cao Xiangwen asked Li Zhiqun to be responsible for investigating the case could not be concealed from the detective team.

What's more, Li Zhiqun brought people to help the next day. It was an open action and Xu Xiaoer knew it clearly.

Even they progress.

The detective brigade's purse is in his hands. These people can't use their own money when they go out, so as long as they come to claim reimbursement, he will know what they have done.

"New team members?"

"Yes, his name seems to be Li Zhiqun."

Zhao San nodded, and Xu Qingyun narrowed his eyes. Li Zhiqun, this name seems familiar, and a little different from the historical one. Could it be him?

“Do you have this personal information?”

"Yes, but only simple information. The waiter said he would check it out."

Zhao San nodded and thought for a while. Xu Qingyun shook his head: "No need. The current information is enough. Tell Fu Wenzheng to come over this afternoon."

No matter whether he is the big traitor or not, just get rid of him.

Sanctioning traitors was originally the mission of the Shanghai District. The reason why they had never taken action against the Detective Brigade before was that the Detective Brigade had a small number of people and had not done anything excessive.

But they are an intelligence department after all, and they pose a certain threat to the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Central Intelligence Bureau, and even the organization.

Take this opportunity to kill a group of their people.

As for whether Kamei would feel uncomfortable, Xu Qingyun didn't think much about it. He would not let these people go just to keep Kamei.

Kamei is gone, but there is still Takeda.

Takeda is gone, but there is still Hashimoto in the action team.

Even if Hashimoto is gone, there are still Xu Xiaoer and Xu Qingyun as backup.

Xu Xiaoer is the real trump card. As long as he can make money, even if Tu Yuan himself comes to serve as the head of the Shanghai Special High Section, he will be kept.

This is human nature.

"Yes."

Zhao San left. Fu Wenzhen was an important member of the Shanghai district. He knew where the district office was, but he could not come to the district office on his own initiative unless he was summoned or in an emergency.

"District Chief, you are looking for me."

Fu Wenzhen arrived very quickly and reached the district office early in the afternoon.

"This is the situation of some of the people in the Detective Brigade. Select ten to be sanctioned. The Intelligence Department will cooperate with you."

The ten people were selected not just to target Li Zhiqun, but to protect Xu Xiaoer.

Even Xu Xiaoer’s people may be included.

As for Xu Xiaoer, there is no need for that. He now lives very close to the detective brigade and usually only does business and doesn't ask about any cases.

He never oppressed the people.

The Shanghai district has no reason to sanction him.

Xu Xiaoer is engaged in smuggling business, which can even help the Chinese to a certain extent, so there is no need to sanction him.

"Yes."

Fu Wenzhen accepted the order, which turned out to be to punish traitors, a task he liked.

Especially those traitors who have committed many evil deeds.

The Detective Brigade was established not long ago, but it is impossible to expect these spies who have been a scourge to the people to behave themselves.

They all have some evil in them.

Pick the ten most important ones to kill.

"This person is the focus, he must be killed."

Xu Qingyun took out Li Zhiqun's information. Fu Wenzheng was slightly startled, then nodded immediately: "Don't worry, District Chief. He will not live even one minute longer than you tell him to die."

"Very good, I believe you, go ahead."

Xu Qingyun waved his hand, and Fu Wenzhen quickly left with the information. This mission did not belong to the Operations Department alone, but as long as it was a sanctions mission, the Operations Department would be the main force.

This time, the task was given to them, with assistance from the Intelligence Department.

After Fu Wenzhen left, they had carried out sanctions missions many times and were familiar with the process.

Even though he was familiar with the place, Fu Wenzhen would not be careless. He immediately went to find Yan Ming to discuss how to proceed this time.

Sanctions are just part of the mission, they must ensure that every member of their team returns safely.

This is the most difficult and most important point.

The district chief would never let them exchange their lives for the lives of their enemies. Safety always comes first in the district chief's mind.

At this time, Xu Xiaoer didn't know that his report had brought a crisis to the detective brigade.

But these people are really bad, and there is no harm in killing a group of them. The Japanese do not take them seriously and have always treated them like dogs, so their attitude towards him is slightly better.

(End of this chapter)