You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 224 Mountain Cannon
"Section Chief Dao, I think we can use this to wipe out the entire General Affairs Bureau in one fell swoop!"

Dao Yan's heart skipped a beat. Miao Xue was truly ruthless, and her mind worked incredibly fast.

Zhou Wei could never have supported such a channel, which means that the people from the Shanghai station must have been involved in it as well.

Those involved held high-ranking positions, at least section chiefs.

Besides the stationmaster and deputy stationmaster, the section chiefs are the backbone of the Shanghai station. When a mission comes, they are responsible for the specific actions.

Only they were able to establish transportation channels.

As for the station chief and deputy station chief, they only provide general directions and make decisions and plans after the task comes in, but they basically do not participate in specific actions.

This also gave those below them ample room to maneuver.

In that instant, Dao Yan felt utterly exhausted.

Dao Yan finally understood why the Shanghai station had deployed personnel in the black market.

This is not for the sake of the Party and the country at all, but for the private interests of certain individuals.

Having connections on the black market, whether it's selling opium or buying up scarce resources and reselling them in specific locations, can generate a considerable income.

Not to mention, many channels on the black market are extremely secretive, and by using these channels, it is indeed possible to send the stolen money obtained in Shanghai back to certain people in Chongqing.

This Zhou Wei is too complicated, and too frustrating.

This guy was assigned to the black market and should have stayed there, instead of secretly gathering this intelligence and recording it in his notebook.

Now that Zhou Wei has provided such a complete intelligence chain, according to Miao Xue, they can indeed follow this line and give Shanghai a huge thrashing!

Even if this doesn't severely damage the already half-dead Shanghai Station, it will still make officials in Chongqing, after losing their side income channels, target the people at Shanghai Station.

After all, what moral bottom line can you expect from a group of people who sell opium domestically for money?

With their source of income cut off, they will definitely have to find new sources of income, and for that reason, they might even be willing to cooperate with the Japanese.

In this way, they can still earn extra money, but what do the Japanese need?
intelligence!

Dao Yan couldn't even imagine what kind of shameless things a group of people with no moral bottom line would do after their source of income was cut off.

Coming to his senses, Dao Yan was in a state of utter confusion. After nodding to Miao Xue, he gave the order:
"Seal off the scene and suppress the news of this Kuomintang agent's death. The rest of you, come back to No. 76 with me."

Back at No. 76, in the conference room, Dao Yan sat in the main seat, with Miao Xue to Dao Yan's left. In order of seniority were Yuan Fang, Fan Dingfang, Yu Du, and Li Benchi.

"This intelligence concerns the Military Intelligence Bureau, and I think it should be reported to the Special Higher Police."

As Dao Yan finished speaking, her gaze swept over everyone present.

Miao Xue's lips curled up slightly, and her eyes glanced at Yu Du and Li Benchi out of the corner of her eye.

Yu Du, dressed in a suit and tie, immediately objected upon hearing this:
"Section Chief Dao, I think we should report to Nanjing first, and then see if we need to report to the Special Higher Police after Nanjing gives the order."

Fan Dingfang and Yuan Fang sat there in silence.

After Zhao Xuan was dismissed, Fan Dingfang became very cautious.

After all, Zhao Xuan was incredibly powerful and influential at No. 76 when he was acting as director, but in the end, he was dismissed by the Japanese with just a single sentence.

In Fan Dingfang's view, Zhao Xuan's survival this time was extremely fortunate.

But Fan Dingfang didn't think he was that lucky. Now all he had to do was be careful with his words and actions.

As for Yuan Fang, he followed Zhao Xuan's lead. Now that Zhao Xuan had gone to the Special Higher Police, Yuan Fang could only follow Miao Xue.

Since Miao Xue hadn't spoken, Yuan Fang naturally didn't dare to talk nonsense.

As Yu Du finished speaking, Dao Yan looked at him with an expression as cold as frost:
"Oh, is it so?"

"Then you should go and report to the Nanjing authorities."

Yu Du's face twitched, and he gave Dao Yan an embarrassed smile:

"Ahem, Section Chief Dao, even if this matter needs to be reported, it should be handled by you, who is currently acting as the director."

"So you weren't listening to me just now?"

Yu Du was furious inside, but a smile remained on his face:

"Section Chief Dao misunderstands. I was just making a suggestion. The specific decision is still up to Section Chief Dao."

Just as Yu Du breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze met Miao Xue's.

Upon meeting Miao Xue's gaze, Yu Du felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his whole body chilled to the bone.

"Section Chief Miao, what do you think?"

Miao Xue glanced at Dao Yan, who had spoken, and said calmly:
"Wasn't this all decided long ago? Intelligence concerning the underground party should be reported to the original agency, and matters concerning the Military Intelligence Bureau should be handed over to the Special Higher Police. Of course, reporting to the Military Police Headquarters is also acceptable. We, the 76th Division, can only follow along and have no decision-making power, right?"

When Miao Xue mentioned reporting to the Military Police Headquarters, everyone present couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.

The current No. 76 is just like a traitor who serves three masters.

Initially, he sided with the Special Higher Police, then with the Military Police Headquarters, and now he has chosen Kagesa.

From the moment Ding Moqun went to Nanjing, the Military Police Headquarters harbored a deep hatred for No. 76. If such a matter were reported to the Military Police Headquarters, they probably wouldn't even give No. 76 a drop of soup.

"Okay, then report them at the same time."

"Time is of the essence. We don't know when Nanjing will reply. I'm going directly to the Special Higher Police. Miao Xue, you're coming with me. Yu Du, since you brought this up, you'll report to Nanjing. Any other questions?"

Yu Du felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly. If Dao Yan did this, wouldn't he be offending the Special Higher Police to the death?

But after watching Dao Yan make her decision and then get up to leave with Miao Xue, Yu Du opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Sitting next to him, Li Benchi sneered. This idiot, Dao Yan temporarily acting as director was Ding Moqun's idea. In this kind of situation, as Wang Ningyu's subordinates, they shouldn't have said anything, but Yu Du still wanted to make his presence felt.

Mountain City, Military Intelligence Bureau Headquarters, Secretary's Office.

Mao Shu answered the phone with a smile and said:

"President Gui, don't worry, the goods will definitely be delivered to your residence within three days. That's right, I'll personally have Yingxin deliver them to you. Good, good!"

After hanging up, Mao Shu dialed another number.

Soon, upon hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Mao Shu immediately stood up from his office chair. Even without being face-to-face, Mao Shu still acted obsequiously:

"Minister Kong, don't worry, that money has been invested entirely in the Shanghai stock market. The Shanghai stock market is hitting the daily limit every day. With the money there, I'm confident that it will return to you twenty times in at least a year. If not, I, Mao Shu, will personally make up the difference!"

"By the way, Director Kong, some local specialties from Shanghai will be delivered in three days. Should I have Yingxin deliver them to you personally? What, have Yingxin go ahead of time? Okay, okay!"

After finishing the call, Mao Shu, drenched in cold sweat, slumped back into his office chair and slapped himself across the face.
"What are we going to do with that foul mouth of his, General Manager Gui?"

dong dong~
A knock sounded at the door, and Mao Shu quickly squatted down, straightened his clothes, and looked up solemnly:
"Enter!"

Seeing the person who pushed open the door and entered, Mao Shu gave them a look. The person smiled and shook their head, and Mao Shu was relieved.

"Old Zhou, are things alright in Shanghai?"

Zhou Zhicheng, section chief of the Telecommunications Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau, was a trusted confidant personally promoted by Mao Shu.

"Sir, don't worry. We've been operating this line for over two years, and there won't be any problems at all."

"But Chen Chuyin at the Shanghai station seems to have noticed something, and we need to think of a way to deal with it."

Mao Shu snorted coldly upon hearing this:
"I never supported letting Chen Chuyin go to Shanghai to be the station manager in the first place, and now look what's happened, he's caused problems."

"Boss Dai is the same. He wants the horse to run, so he sends Chen Chuyin to Shanghai. Isn't that just blatantly preventing the horse from grazing?"

Zhou Zhicheng, with his triangular eyes, grinned:
"Sir, it's actually quite easy to deal with. We just need to find something for the Japanese to do."

Mao Shu's expression turned completely cold, and he narrowed his eyes as he looked at Zhou Zhicheng:
"Old Zhou, you're not a Japanese spy, are you?"

Zhou Zhicheng continued to smile, showing no fear whatsoever because of Mao Shu's words:
"Shanghai's local specialties have always been the best and most abundant. Whether it's General Gui, Minister Kong, or politicians of all ranks, they are all very satisfied with these local specialties."

"Before I came here, the circle over there contacted me, saying that there was a large batch of confiscated incense, and nearly a hundred boxes of small incense. If Chen Chuyin catches up with this lead, this batch of good stuff will not be able to get through. Where will we get local specialties from Shanghai then?"

"Now everyone knows that only Shanghai can handle that batch of cigarettes."

(Obsidian; cigarettes.)
Mao Shu hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said:
“Recently, Director Chen has indeed failed in his duties as station chief. I’m going to have a talk with the bureau chief. As for how you handle things, I don’t care, but you’d better clean up your mess. I don’t know anything about this.”

In Shanghai, at Villa No. 3 in the Special Higher Police Apartment Complex on Wusong Road.

Zhao Xuan, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room, had already received Edith's reply.

(Sir, based on the area you designated, the nanobugs have spotted an old acquaintance near Zhoushan Park.)
As soon as Edith finished speaking, the person's file information appeared in Zhao Xuan's mind.

Lu Jin, codename Jinshi.

Zhao Xuan was deeply impressed by him; he was a smart man.

That's why Zhao Xuan was even more confused after reading the file.

Why did Lu Jin come to Shanghai?
Furthermore, from the images transmitted back by the nanobugs, Zhao Xuan saw that there were hundreds of Special Higher Police agents near Zhoushan Park.

They should have already identified Lu Jin. The reason they haven't arrested him yet is most likely because Lan Zehuizi wants him to capture Lu Jin when she takes command of the mission.

Of course, Aizawa Keiko also wanted to fish for Lu Jin. Lu Jin was already being watched, and judging from the Special Higher Police's plan, Lu Jin had no chance of escaping.

Once someone comes to make contact with Lu Jin, that person won't be able to escape either.

This mission was practically a free reward, so Zhao Xuan just had to go to the scene and he could get it.

"What's going on with Lu Jin? With his abilities, he couldn't possibly not have noticed that he's surrounded, but in the images transmitted back by the nanobugs, Lu Jin doesn't make a single move, as if he's just waiting to be captured."

After the nano mode was adjusted, Zhao Xuan could hear and see everything happening on the scene through the nanoflying insects, but the function of the dialysis mode to detect psychological activities could no longer be loaded.

Unless Zhao Xuan goes there in person and puts Lu Jin under the dialysis mode, it is impossible to know Lu Jin's psychological state.

Zhao Xuan was completely helpless about Lu Jin's current predicament, because there were no phone booths or even telephones around him, so Zhao Xuan couldn't even ask him directly what he was up to.

Jingle Bell--

Just then, the phone on the sofa cabinet next to Zhao Xuan rang.

After answering the call, Zhao Xuan calmed himself down upon hearing Lan Zehui's voice:
"Huizi, is there something you need?"

"Okay, I'll be right over."

In less than ten minutes, Zhao Xuan returned to the Special Higher Police Department.

Zhao Xuan walked into Lan Zehui's office and was somewhat bewildered to see Dao Yan and Miao Xue standing in front of her desk.

"Why are you here?"

Dao Yan forced a smile:

"I've found some intelligence on the Military Intelligence Bureau. I'm here to report to the section chief."

After Dao Yan finished speaking, Lan Ze Huizi smiled and said:

"This time, Chief Dao has brought some important intelligence."

"The credit for the underground party can be given to the Military Police Headquarters, but this intelligence about the Military Intelligence Bureau is the main event. Zhao, take a look at it first."

Zhao Xuan was very curious at this moment, so he stepped forward and took the notebook from Lan Zehuizi's hand.

After scanning the notes, Zhao Xuan quickly finished reading them, and Dao Yan also explained how she obtained the notes.

Having figured out the whole story, Zhao Xuan's feelings at this moment were just as complicated and speechless as Dao Yan's when she was there.

Who would have thought that Zhou Wei, such a nobody, would cause such a huge uproar!
"Using the Kuomintang's channels, the money from selling opium is sent back to the mountain city. It is transported in batches once a month, and tonight is the time for their transport."

Zhao Xuan was considering similar things as Dao Yan.

Once this connection is severed, who knows what the people behind the KMT might do?

Most importantly, the Military Intelligence Bureau was also highly involved in this.

It might even involve Japanese people.

If the Kuomintang agents hadn't gotten involved and hadn't secretly cooperated with the Japanese, the money earned from smuggling opium wouldn't have been continuously sent to the mountain city.

Zhao Xuan has no reason to ignore the KMT's massive corruption case.

But how to manage it has become a problem.

With this connection severed, not to mention the high-ranking officials of the Kuomintang, just thinking about what the people in the Military Intelligence Bureau who controlled the channels would do to reopen it sends chills down Zhao Xuan's spine.

On the covert front, what we fear most is not the enemy's madness and cruelty, but being stabbed in the back by our own people.

(Edith, call Yamashiro and report this to your superiors!)
After making his decision, Zhao Xuan returned the notebook to Lan Zehuizi:

"Section Chief, tonight is the time for their handover. This is a lot of money. Even if they find out about the murdered Kuomintang agent, they will still take the risk to transfer this money out."

"Human greed and desire can drive them to do crazy things. Even if they disrupted the handover this time and captured these people, they will still try every means to open up this channel in the future."

Lan Zehui nodded thoughtfully, and Dao Yan's heart skipped a beat. Although Dao Yan had also considered the things Zhao Xuan had thought about, in Dao Yan's opinion, such scum as the Party and the State should be eliminated with swift and decisive measures.

Anyway, this time, Dao Yan intends to eradicate this group of cancerous tumors.

Judging from Zhao Xuan's words, it seems he doesn't intend to eliminate them. What exactly does he want to do?
Dao Yan looked calmly at Zhao Xuan and Lan Zehuizi, and Miao Xue then spoke up:
"Section Chief, do you mean to prioritize the major issue and let the minor one go? To seize this lead and expose the Shanghai Railway Station hidden behind it?"

Miao Xue's words shocked Dao Yan; Miao Xue was truly ruthless.

What she was saying was, why bother with the KMT's corruption problem? Let them continue. All we need to do is keep an eye on the Kuomintang agents who are handing over the reins, have these agents lead them to the location of the Shanghai Station, and then wipe out the Shanghai Station!
Lan Zehui smiled and looked at Miao Xue with admiration:

"Secretary Miao, your idea is very good. However, Zhao Sang is now an advisor to our Special Higher Police Section, so it's best not to call him Section Chief."

Miao Xue looked at Lan Ze Huizi expressionlessly:

"No matter where my section chief works, he will always be my section chief in my heart!"

Zhao Xuan smiled and waved his hand:

"Alright, Huizi, that's just Miao Xue's personality."

“However, Miao Xue is right. Since the high-ranking officials of the Kuomintang want to make money, let them make money. But what I mean is that we need to control this channel. Then we can use this channel to exchange unexpected intelligence with the high-ranking officials of the Kuomintang.”

"As for Miao Xue's idea of ​​taking the big picture and letting go of the small one, it is also very constructive. By taking advantage of those parasites in the Kuomintang, we might actually be able to wipe out the entire Shanghai station in one fell swoop."

Lan Zehui's smile grew even brighter, while Dao Yan already regretted coming here.

If the Shanghai station is wiped out, even if just one person inside betrays her, her identity will be completely exposed.

The most terrifying thing was Zhao Xuan's suggestion: to control the channels and use them to communicate with high-ranking Kuomintang officials in exchange for intelligence.

This is the most deadly!
However, in the Special Higher Police, Dao Yan dared not show the slightest abnormality and could only go along with their words:

“Section Chief Lan Ze, I think Ah Xuan and Xiao Xue are right. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

After hearing this, Aizawa Keiko immediately made a decision:
"Alright, in that case, I will personally lead the team for this operation. Section Chief Dao, your 76th Division will send a group of people to cooperate. Once this mission is completed, the credit will be great, and I will not be stingy with the credit for the 76th Division's side."

"Yes!"

Dao Yan and Miao Xue agreed in unison, but Dao Yan looked at Lan Ze Huizi with some curiosity and asked:

"Section Chief Lan Ze, isn't Ah Xuan participating in this mission?"

Aizawa Keiko shook her head:

"Zhao Sang already has other missions, so she won't be participating in this one. What do you think, Zhao Sang?"

Zhao Xuan smiled and nodded:
"I'd better capture the underground party members first. The timing of the two missions is too tight, and I really can't be in two places at once."

After making his decision, Zhao Xuan saw Dao Yan and Miao Xue off.

Once inside the courtyard, Miao Xue looked at Dao Yan, who seemed hesitant to speak, and then smiled at Zhao Xuan:

"Don't worry, Section Chief Dao, I will protect your safety. Please wait a moment, Section Chief Dao, I'll bring the car over."

After saying that, Miao Xue walked towards the Cadillac that was not far away.

Dao Yan glanced around out of the corner of her eye, then looked at Zhao Xuan with an annoyance and said:

"Ah Xuan, are you trying to kill me? If the Shanghai station is wiped out, and something goes wrong inside, my identity will be exposed."

"Furthermore, you actually offered such a vicious plan to Aizawa Keiko. Once this channel is seized by the Special Higher Police, do you know how many Kuomintang agents lurking in Shanghai will die? And how much important intelligence will be leaked?"

Zhao Xuan smiled and patted Dao Yan's shoulder: "I don't care about others, the only one I care about is you. Don't worry, I won't let you be exposed."

"As for advising Lan Zehui, that's just my job. What do I care about whether the other Kuomintang agents are alive or dead, except for you? Alright, Miao Xue is here in her car. I'll head back now."

Dao Yan stared blankly at Zhao Xuan as he turned and left, feeling a sense of helplessness. This time, the Military Intelligence Bureau was going to suffer.

However, upon further reflection, Dao Yan felt that her husband seemed to be reminding her of the methods the Special Higher Police might use.

Now that she knows the Special Higher Police's plan after seizing this lead, can't she just counter it and block the Special Higher Police's path in advance?

Thinking of this, Dao Yan's lips curled up slightly, and she smiled sweetly as she watched Zhao Xuan's departing figure.

This proud and arrogant man of mine is actually helping me in a roundabout way.

When Zhao Xuan returned to Lan Zehui's office, Yamayu Kazuo also arrived.

“Ah Xuan, I will lead the intelligence and action teams out. Yamakawa is in your hands. You must capture that underground party member and his contact.”

Yamayu Kazuo smiled at Zhao Xuan, who nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, you should have already laid a tight net. It would be unreasonable to let them escape now. This is a victory that's practically on the table."

Yamayu Kazuo said with a smile:

"From the moment I met Zhao Sang, I knew you were incredibly insightful. This time, the underground party members were indeed within our encirclement. This is a credit the section chief gave you."

Aizawa Keiko glared at Yama Yuichio:
“Mr. Shanxiong, although we have already found out the whereabouts of that underground party member, the real challenge is making him a suspect. We must not let our guard down. Ah Xuan is very thorough in his work, so you should listen to his advice.”

Yamayu Kazuo replied solemnly:
"Yes, sir! Please rest assured, section chief, Zhao Sang will naturally be in charge of this arrest operation."

After assigning tasks, Zhao Xuan followed Yamayuki Kazuo to the head of the operations section's office.

Yamayu Kazuo first poured Zhao Xuan a glass of water, then handed him a newspaper:
"Zhao Sang, the missing person section of this newspaper contains the code word for the underground party member's meeting with the underground party members in Shanghai. The time, place, and code word for the meeting have all been confirmed."

Seeing Zhao Xuan take the newspaper with surprise, Yamayu Kazuo grinned and continued:

"This should have been the original organization's task, since that underground party member came from Nanjing. Kagesa gave this credit to Doi-Yuan, which makes it very clear that Doi-Yuan has compromised with Kagesa."

"Therefore, we must intercept the original organization. Even if we give the credit to the Military Police Headquarters, we will not leave it to them."

After reading the missing person notice, Zhao Xuan became increasingly suspicious based on the way it was deciphered.

This decryption method is exactly the same as the one used by the Nanjing underground party to contact Miao Xue.

With Haruko Suzuki's exposure, such a communication code should logically have been abandoned.

But why, after Lu Jin came to Shanghai, did he still choose to publish his article in this way?
Isn't this just blatant suicide mission?

Zhao Xuan had previously suspected that Lu Jin wanted to be arrested on purpose, and now this newspaper article makes Zhao Xuan almost certain that Lu Jin did this in order to be arrested.

"It seems the section chief has someone lurking around Doi-Yuan. Is it that Ito Heiji?"

Yamayu Kazuo's smile froze. Several seconds passed before he finally nodded with a wry smile.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from Zhao-san. Ito Heiji has always been the section chief's man, and he has been planted next to Doi-Yuan for a long time. If it weren't for Doi-Yuan's compromise with Kagesa, the section chief probably would never have used this pawn."

Yamayu Kazuo knew that Zhao Xuan had previously worked with Touyuu and was familiar with the people around Touyuu.

With Kawashima Ichiro dead, the only person who could obtain such important information from Doiyuu was Ito Heiji.

Zhao Xuan didn't care what Yamayuu was thinking. What Zhao Xuan was considering now was that Lu Jin deliberately exposed himself, probably so that the people from the original organization could catch him.

Now that the intelligence has been intercepted by the Special Higher Police, if Lu Jin is arrested by the Special Higher Police, he will probably be completely dumbfounded.

But what Zhao Xuan couldn't understand was why Lu Jin had come to Shanghai.
Judging from what Dao Ya encountered at the coffee shop yesterday, it's very likely that Lu Jin was going to meet her there.

If he was going to make contact, why did he expose himself like this? Wasn't he just leading the enemy to deliver a crushing blow to the underground Communist Party in Shanghai?
Could it be that Lu Jin has betrayed us?
"Oh, it's also tonight. Isn't the timing a bit of a coincidence?"

Yamayu Kazuo smiled and said:

“Mr. Zhao, the Military Intelligence Bureau’s affairs were only exposed later, so I think it’s just a coincidence. We’re arresting our own people, and the section chiefs are arresting theirs.”

After putting down the newspaper, Zhao Xuan looked at Yamayu Kazuo:
"Let's go then. Although the person is under our surveillance, the original organization won't just stand by and watch. If we want to catch this underground party member, our biggest opponent is still the original organization."

Upon hearing this, Yamayu Kazuo smiled and shook his head:

"Don't worry, Zhao Sang. The original organization is too busy to take care of itself right now, so they can't spare any time to steal credit."

Under dialysis mode, Zhao Xuan deduced from Yamayuu Kazuo's psychological state that he said those words because of the assurance given by Aizawa Keiko.

But why was Aizawa Keiko so certain that the original organization wouldn't have the resources to handle this matter?

Keep in mind that this is the first task that Tu Feiyuan has to undertake after compromising with Yingzuo. How could Tu Feiyuan possibly be overconfident?

But when Zhao Xuan thought about the fact that the person behind Aizawa Keiko was Watanabe Kyoko, he had no choice but to believe Aizawa Keiko's guarantee.

Has Kyoko Watanabe made a move? Has she stalled the original mechanism?
In a split second, Zhao Xuan had a sudden thought and immediately remembered the Green Gang!
If there's anything more important to the original organization in Shanghai than anything else, it's controlling the Green Gang.

If the original organization were to lose control of the Green Gang at this juncture, then Tu Feiyuan would have even less say after Yingzuo takes over Shanghai.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xuan was certain that if Lu Jin hadn't betrayed him, then whatever mission he wanted to accomplish this time, it was already a failure, as things stood.

"Now I'm relieved. Mr. Yamano, let's go and meet this underground party member."

In the office of the Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau at the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters in the mountain city.

Shen Xing slammed his fist on the table, his face contorted with anger, and slammed a telegram onto Boss Dai's desk, angrily cursing:
"Director, look, look at this!"

Mao Shu, who had come to see Boss Dai earlier, was also startled by Shen Xing's sudden entrance.

At this moment, Boss Dai was also looking at Shen Xing with a strange expression. After Boss Dai took the telegram from the table and glanced at it, his face turned ashen.

Shen Xing snorted coldly, clenched his fists, and said painfully:

"Selling opium, obtaining a large sum of illicit money, and then transporting that money back to Chongqing—is our Military Intelligence Bureau's transportation network just for doing this kind of dirty work?"

"How many people were involved in the Shanghai station? This channel is clearly Tequila's. Secretary Mao, I just want to ask you, were you involved?"

Mao Shu, who was initially a little confused, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and looked at Boss Dai.

Mao Shu knew that he couldn't admit to this matter, whether it was true or not. In fact, since it was true, Mao Shu was even less likely to admit it.

"absurd!"

"Director Shen, it seems that Young Tiger obtained the intelligence. Have you verified it? Can you really prove that my people did this based on just Young Tiger's words?"

Shen Xing glared angrily at Mao Shu, and seeing his calm expression, Shen Xing was furious.
"The young tiger never misses a chance!"

Mao Shu chuckled and looked coldly at Shen Xing:

"Hmph! Just because you haven't missed anything doesn't mean you'll always be right."

"Director, I believe this is the enemy trying to sow discord. Young Tiger has likely fallen into their trap. I suggest we recall Young Tiger. I'm afraid his identity has been exposed, and the enemy wants to use him to stir up internal conflicts."

"You fart!"

Shen Xing pointed at Mao Shu's nose and started cursing. Boss Dai, who had been watching silently until now, finally slammed his hand on the table:
"enough!"

"Third brother, go and verify this intelligence. I've already instructed the Shanghai station to keep quiet. The authenticity of this intelligence is indeed questionable."

Shen Xing was stunned for a moment, looking at Boss Dai in disbelief. This was the first time Boss Dai had not believed the information sent back by Young Tiger.

After staring at Boss Dai for about half a minute, Shen Xing's eyes dimmed, and he gave a self-deprecating smile:
"Yes, Chief!"

Leaving Boss Dai's office, Shen Xing sighed helplessly and walked towards the telecommunications department, somewhat lost in thought.

Inside the bureau chief's office, two minutes after Shen Xing left, Boss Dai picked up a water glass from the table and threw it at Mao Shu.

Having anticipated this, Mao Shu quickly stepped back to avoid being hit on the head by the water glass.

"Mao Shu, you're getting bolder and bolder!"

Boss Dai angrily pointed at Mao Shu and began cursing.

Mao Shu's biggest worry right now isn't being scolded or punished by Boss Dai, but whether the batch of local specialties from Shanghai can be successfully shipped out.

If we can't deliver it, then things will be really serious.

"Director, the biggest problem now is that Chen Chuyin may also have his eye on this line. If Chen Chuyin takes down Water Ghost, the problem will be even bigger."

Boss Dai let out a heavy sigh, sat back in his office chair, and looked at Mao Shu with a sinister gaze:

"Secretary Mao, you know the consequences if you don't handle this matter well. You also know Lao San's personality; he can't tolerate any nonsense."

"Whether he's going to verify the intelligence or contact Chen Chuyin, in any case, you must settle this matter before the third brother has a clear understanding of the situation!"

Mao Shu nodded solemnly:

"Director, I've already arranged for someone to take care of it."

In Shanghai, at apartment number 27 on Jisifeier Road, Dao Yan went home for a while and then drove to No. 76.

Miao Xue had already gathered her men and was just waiting for Dao Yan to arrive so she could meet up with Lan Zehuizi.

In the back seat of Dao Yan's Cadillac, Zhu Zhili, dressed in a black dress and wearing a knitted hat, listened to Dao Yan's words with a somewhat dazed expression.

"Zhili, that channel is on our line, do you dare say you don't know it?"

Zhu Zhili shook her head dejectedly:
"do not know."

Dao Yan really wanted to slam on the brakes, stop the car, and have a good argument with Zhu Zhili.

"You have two minutes. Think it over before you speak."

Zhu Zhili shook her head again:
"Knife, I really didn't know. It's true that this channel belongs to both of us, but it's only used for transmitting intelligence. How could I possibly use it to do what you're asking? Don't you trust my character?"

After a half-minute silence, Dao Yan stared coldly ahead and said in a chilling tone:

"Okay, then I'll cut off this line, is that alright?"

Zhu Zhili nodded:

"What do you need me to do?"

"Contact the Shanghai station and tell the station manager to relocate immediately, and then clean up the interior."

Two minutes later, Zhu Zhili got off the bus at the intersection.

Back at Zhu's Clothing Store on Xiafei Road, Zhu Zhili walked into the store in low spirits.

This time, Dao Yan spoke to her in such a serious manner about something that she knew nothing about from beginning to end.

The feeling of being questioned by her close friend made Zhu Zhili feel very uncomfortable.

But the thought that her and Dao Yan's channels had been used to smuggle opium and transport illicit funds weighed heavily on Zhu Zhili's heart, making it difficult for her to even breathe.

In fact, without even thinking about it, Zhu Zhili was 100% certain that this channel was used by Mao Shu.

Because in the entire city, apart from her and Dao Yan, no one else knew about this channel.

This was the route and channels that Mao Shu personally arranged for the two of them before they went to Shanghai to infiltrate.

Sitting on the sofa in the secluded room, Zhu Zhili shook her head, picked up the phone, and dialed a number.

"Dialogue issues, intelligence leaks—immediate relocation, purge the parasites!"

pat.

The phone fell to the ground, and Zhu Zhili was stunned when she heard the reply from the other end.

After a couple of seconds, Zhu Zhili picked up the phone again, her face cold and distant as she slowly spoke:
"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"

click!
Zhu Zhili slammed down the phone; it seemed she had no other choice.

With a sorrowful expression and a conflicted mind, Zhu Zhili stood up and took out a set of clothes, two pistols, three spare magazines, and two grenades from a cabinet next to her.

The backyard of a long-established pastry shop on Rue Pétain in the French Concession.

In the room at the top of the stairs on the second floor of the attic, Chen Chuyin, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, with a buzz cut and stroking a cigar in his hand, stood by the window looking at the street dozens of meters away, his face expressionless.

Fu Zhengguo stood beside him and said in a low voice:

"Zhou Wei is dead. Regardless of whether the intelligence has been leaked or not, we must take action."

Chen Chuyin laughed upon hearing this:

"Has the yucca plantation contacted us yet?"

Fu Zhengguo shook his head and remained silent.

A flash of malice crossed Director Chen's eyes:

"Do you think she'll side with us, since she's Mao Shu's subordinate?"

“She is your student, and you have always trusted her. However, while you can trust a yucca, you can’t necessarily trust an agave.”

Director Chen nodded with a ruthless smile:
"Yes, even if Phoenix Tail Orchid asks her to contact us, whether she will actually do it is another matter."

"Let's not wait any longer, let's move out. This time, I'm going to wipe out all the parasites in Shanghai. The last few times we used the enemy to eliminate them secretly, but this time, we're going to face them head-on. What about the counterattack from Chongqing? Old Fu, are you ready?"

From the day he took over the Shanghai station, Director Chen only did one thing: eliminate the parasites in the Shanghai station one by one.

For this matter, Director Chen gambled with the entire Shanghai station. Although the cleanup process went smoothly, several of his elite subordinates died.

"Station chief, what can we do at this point? Zhou Wei was someone we pushed out, but he died a little too soon, which disrupted some of our plans."

"However, I believe that after this incident, Shanghai Station will be completely secure, and we won't have to worry about being targeted by snipers anymore."

Director Chen shook his head and smiled:

"Old Fu, Old Fu, things are not that simple. Now I can disobey orders when I am in the field, but after this, what we need to guard against is not a sniper in the back, but a hidden arrow from outside Shanghai!"

"I want to get things done, but I'm constantly being held back by others. I'm such a useless station manager."

Fu Zhengguo chuckled:
"Regardless of the outcome, there will be no further internal problems after this."

Director Chen turned around and patted Fu Zhengguo on the shoulder:

"No problem, someone will create problems for us. Lao Fu, I'm leaving the rest to you. We can deal with the problems later. Now, take care of the internal issues first."

As soon as Director Chen finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

The two turned around and saw Zheng Yi, dressed in a women's suit, with her hair up, walking in with a dashing and heroic air.

"Stationmaster, deputy stationmaster!"

"Hillbilly just received a phone call, and we've confirmed that the caller is Tequila."

"In addition, Shanpao has given orders to Tequila to activate the transportation channels ahead of schedule at 5:10."

Chen Chuyin and Fu Zhengguo exchanged a glance:
"It seems that what Zhou Wei had has indeed been obtained by Agent 76."

After speaking, Chen Chuyin waved to Zheng Yi:

"Xiao Zheng, come and watch the show."

With a sense of sadness in his heart, Zheng Yi walked to the window. The three of them stood side by side, gazing at the street not far away.

"coming!"

The three looked around and saw that the military police had already surrounded the newspaper office on the other side of the street.

"The hillbilly ran away?"

Upon hearing Chen Chuyin's sudden remark, Zheng Yi sneered and said:

"Master Niu has agreed to help."

"Ha ha!"

Chen Chuyin and Fu Zhengguo laughed at the same time.

Soon after, gunshots rang out from the newspaper office. After six or seven minutes, the three saw military police escorting several wounded Kuomintang agents out.

(End of this chapter)