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

Chapter 225 Appearance
The police were also watching from a short distance away. Inside the black sedan parked on the street, the French Concession Governor glanced at Shan Xiongxun sitting beside him:

"Mr. Yamakao, now that this matter is over, is the previous matter wiped clean?"

The last time Pierre mentioned was naturally at the Cathay Hotel, when the police officers never returned.

"Mr. Peel, thank you for your help. Now that the Shanghai station has been destroyed, the matter from last time will naturally be wiped clean."

After speaking, Yamagatsu got out of the car and walked to Sato He, who had led the military police there:
"Sato-kun, how is it?"

Sato He shook his head with a gloomy expression:
“Mr. Yamaka, something’s not right. According to the search results, this is indeed the Shanghai station of the Military Intelligence Bureau, but several important figures of the Shanghai station are not here.”

Upon hearing this, Shan Xiongxun's expression also darkened:
"What do you mean?"

Sato He shook his head:
"I don't know, but it's certain that the important figures at the Shanghai station must have received advance notice and been transferred."

Shan Xiong snorted coldly and said with considerable regret:
“That old bastard Chen Chuyin is indeed cunning. I was hoping to catch him this time, but I didn’t expect it. Oh well, now that the station has been destroyed, Chen Chuyin is a stray dog. I’ll leave things here to you. I have something to do and I’ll head back first.”

Meanwhile, at the Wusong Road Special Higher Police Section, where Lan Zehui had already assembled her men, just as she saw the 76th Division's men arriving, the head of the intelligence section, Kishimoto Osamu, hurriedly came to Lan Zehui's side and whispered:
"Section Chief, something's wrong. The Military Police Headquarters received a secret intelligence report that someone revealed the location of Shanghai Station. Yamao Yuki from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs went to the French Concession to negotiate with the Governor. Soon after, Sato He from the Military Police Headquarters led his men into the French Concession and have already destroyed Shanghai Station."

Aizawa Keiko was stunned after hearing this.

Someone leaked the location of Shanghai Station to the Military Police Headquarters, which sounds like Kishimoto Osamu is joking with himself.

Lan Zehui also wanted to use tonight's operation to get close to the Kuomintang agents and have them take her to Shanghai Station.

They haven't even taken any action yet, and the Shanghai station has already been destroyed?

"Kishimoto-kun, is the information accurate?"

"Section Chief, I have confirmed this repeatedly and also investigated that the person who leaked the location of the Shanghai Station is very likely also a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau."

"However, according to information from the French Concession, the military police only destroyed the station, but did not capture the stationmaster of the Shanghai station, nor did they capture Chen Chuyin's capable subordinates."

"Baka! Are these guys at the Military Police Headquarters idiots?"

Lan Zehui cursed angrily, "We've already alerted the enemy. What's the point of our operation tonight?"
Just as Aizawa Keiko was furious that the Military Police Headquarters was more trouble than it was worth, Murakami Yua, the head of the Technical Section, ran out of the office building and came to Aizawa Keiko's side.

"Section Chief, someone called to tell us that the Military Intelligence Bureau's transportation channels have been opened ahead of schedule, and the handover will take place at 5:10 PM in Shisanpu, Xujiahui."

Aizawa Keiko was amused by this:
"puff!"

"Interesting. What is the Military Intelligence Bureau doing? Dogs fighting each other?"

Almost the instant Murakami Yua finished speaking, Aizawa Keiko was certain that the location of the Shanghai station was deliberately leaked by the Kuomintang, and the time and place of the handover were also released by the Kuomintang.

Soon, Dao Yan and Miao Xue arrived at the gate of the Special Higher Police compound with the people from No. 76.

Upon seeing Dao Yan and Miao Xue arrive, Lan Zehuizi narrowed her eyes slightly:
"Act immediately. Regardless of whether they are from the Military Intelligence Bureau or not, and they want to use us to eliminate dissidents, we must capture the person making the handover. There's no reason not to take credit that's offered to us, and we can also make some extra money. Why not?"

Miao Xue and Dao Yan, who had just arrived, hadn't even exchanged a single word when they heard Lan Zehui give the order to move out.

But it's still early!

Somewhat bewildered, Dao Yan and Miao Xue didn't bother to ask any more questions and followed the Special Higher Police officers as they drove towards Shisanpu in Xujiahui.

Around 4:40, the Special Higher Police and the 76th Division arrived near Shisanpu in Xujiahui.

After confirming that this was indeed her and Zhu Zhili's secret channel, Dao Yan really wanted to go straight back to Shancheng, hold a gun to Mao Shu's head, and ask him why he used their channel to do something that would erode the foundation of the Party and the country.
"Section Chief Lan Ze, should we set up surveillance around the area?"

Lan Zehui glanced at the location of Shisanpu from afar, her brows furrowing slightly. She then raised her hand, signaling the second team of the Action Section to sneak over and take a look.

Miao Xueqiong sniffed slightly, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she reached out to tug at Dao Yan's clothes.

Dao Yan turned her head to look, and Miao Xue shook her head at her.

As a gust of wind blew by, Dao Yan's expression also changed.

Soon, the Special Higher Police Operations Division personnel returned, and the leading captain stood before Aizawa Keiko:

"Section Chief, everyone inside Shisanpu is dead. We didn't find anything of value. We found tire tracks at the side gate of Shisanpu, so the items must have been taken beforehand."

"Go and have a look."

With a cold expression, Lan Zehuizi led the group to Shisanpu.

Looking through the open door, the sight of corpses lying haphazardly inside was horrifying.

Dao Yan glanced at the gunshot wounds on the corpses at the door and already made a judgment in her mind.

Miao Xue stepped forward, circled the corpse once, and then returned:

"Section Chief Lan Ze, Section Chief Dao, judging from the few people who were shot at the very back, they were killed by someone they knew."

"After that man killed the person whose back was to him, he immediately threw two grenades, catching the rest of them off guard. He then finished them off with gunshots. This style of doing things is undoubtedly that of the Military Intelligence Bureau."

"Moreover, judging from the equipment in the hands of the deceased, this group of people was of a very complex composition, but it can be confirmed that there were people from the Military Intelligence Bureau among them."

After hearing this, Aizawa Keiko was amused:
"What is the Military Intelligence Bureau playing at? Are they double-crossing each other?"

Having made a wasted trip, Aizawa Keiko was in a bad mood. She shook her head and sneered:
"Take the bodies back and find out their identities. I'm really curious, what exactly is the Military Intelligence Bureau up to?"

Meanwhile, near Zhoushan Park, Yamao Kazuo and Zhao Xuan sat in their car, smoking and waiting for their chance.

Zhao Xuan is now certain that Lu Jin deliberately exposed himself. As for whether he had a contact, Zhao Xuan can't say for sure.

"Mr. Yamao, it's almost time for the rendezvous. Our men have withdrawn a mile, but so far, we haven't found any sign of the rendezvous. Has he discovered us?"

Yamayu Kazuo smiled and nodded:
"He must have discovered it, but he still hasn't made any move. I'm a bit confused about what he's trying to do."

"If there's no contact person, this guy is probably waiting for us."

Zhao Xuan nodded in agreement.

As time passed, in the image seen by the nanobugs, a member of the underground Communist Party appeared in Zhao Xuan's mind.

There really is a contact person!
"Target appears!"

Following Zhao Xuan's gaze, Yamao Kazuo quickly looked over and indeed spotted a man wearing a gray long robe and a black hat walking towards Lu Jin.

"Ha, the operation. I'm getting more and more curious about this underground party member. I have a feeling that he deliberately lured the contact so that we could arrest him together."

Zhao Xuan smiled, harboring the same doubts in his heart.

What exactly is Lu Jin up to? Could he have really betrayed us?

This distance is too far for dialysis to cover.

However, as Yamao Kazuo gave the order, Special Higher Police agents from all directions, having received the notification, slowly surrounded Lu Jin and the underground party member who had come to make contact.

Zhao Xuan and Yamao Kazuo also got out of the car and walked in that direction.

Fifty meters, the dialysis mode finally covered the area. At this moment, Lu Jin and the contact were sitting back to back on a park bench. With the nanobugs around, Zhao Xuan could hear their conversation clearly. However, the contact did not say a word after sitting down. Instead, he took out a book and started reading.

The dialysis session had already been completed, and Zhao Xuan had also discerned the psychological state of the two individuals.

(Lu Jin: What's going on? These people aren't from the original organization?)
Zhao Xuan smiled bitterly to himself. This Lu Jin was really planning to have the people from the original organization arrest him.

As for the other contact, the file had already appeared in Zhao Xuan's mind.

(Sun Ying, male, 33 years old, from China, member of the underground Communist Party, codename "The Sentinel".)

(Sun Ying: These are people from the original agency? No, Yamayu Kazuo is from the Special Higher Police! The intelligence was wrong, he deserves to die!)
Since they were both Japanese, Lu Jin and Sun Ying couldn't immediately tell whether the former agency's agents or the Special Higher Police's agents.

It wasn't until Sun Ying saw Yamao Kazuo slowly approaching that he realized the people surrounding the area were from the Special Higher Police.

Zhao Xuan's lips twitched slightly. "Alright, now we can confirm that these two are on a secret mission and need to be captured by the original organization."

Ke Lu Jin ran to Shanghai to meet with Sun Ying, but was arrested by agents from the original agency. What was their purpose?
As the surrounding agents slowly approached, Lu Jin and Sun Ying stood up at the same time, already gripping their pistols, and immediately opened fire on the agents who were surrounding them.

Yamayuki Kazuo and Zhao Xuan immediately hid behind a large tree, and the other agents also sought cover.

The order was to capture them alive, so the agents didn't dare to fire at them.

Before long, Sun Ying and Lu Jin killed a few unlucky spies, and then their guns ran out of bullets.

Special Higher Police agents swarmed forward and easily pinned the two men to the ground.

The arrest was so simple that Zhao Xuan and Yamao Kazuo looked at each other in disbelief.

The two men, who were being lifted up by twisting their arms, glared angrily at Zhao Xuan and Yamayuki.

Zhao Xuan frowned slightly, looking at the two of them with a puzzled expression, and asked:

"Your actions are too obvious. If you wanted to surrender, why did you shoot and kill our people? And if you want to make a secret meeting, this method of meeting is too childish."

"This guy from Nanjing, you should have realized you're surrounded, right? Why didn't you resist earlier to warn your contact that you'd been exposed? Instead, you played along with us, waiting for your contact to arrive?"

"Your behavior makes it hard for me to believe that you are a member of the underground Communist Party."

Lu Jin snorted coldly and didn't say anything, while Sun Ying pretended to be surprised and angry and turned his head to look at Lu Jin.

Yamayu Kazuo was also very interested in what the two of them were up to and planned to have Zhao Xuan find out first.

Seeing that Lu Jin ignored him, Zhao Xuan then looked at Sun Ying:

"And you, there are our people everywhere around Zhoushan Park. No matter how well you disguised yourself, you couldn't possibly not have noticed anything as you came here, right? Seeing that you still chose to come to make contact, you're either out of your mind or you want to be like him and wait to be caught by us."

"Then I'm curious, why did you willingly let us capture you? Hmm?"

Sun Ying ignored Zhao Xuan and instead glared angrily at Lu Jin.

"You traitor! You deliberately lured me here?!"

Zhao Xuan shook his head with amusement:
"Alright, stop acting. Your acting is just too bad to watch."

After speaking, Zhao Xuan looked at Yamao Kazuo beside him:
"Mr. Yamano, these two are clearly suspicious, but I'm more inclined to believe they want to be captured by the original organization. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin and Sun Ying's pupils constricted slightly, and they lowered their heads in shock.

Yamayu Kazuo stroked his chin and nodded slightly:

“Zhao Sang, what you said makes a lot of sense, but I still can’t understand their suicidal behavior. What do you think, should we just kill these two people without considering anything else?”

Zhao Xuan shrugged, took out a cigarette, lit it, and smiled:

"I have no objections, so let's just execute it!"

After saying that, Zhao Xuan and Yamao Kazuo observed Sun Ying and Lu Jin with ambiguous smiles.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, their micro-expressions and emotions clearly changed.

"Alright, take him over and execute him!"

Sun Ying and Lu Jin were dumbfounded. They were members of the underground party and had important value. They were just killed like that. What the hell? Why are these people from the Special Higher Police doing things so unpredictably?

After being dragged a few steps, Lu Jin and Sun Yingcai realized what had happened, their hands drenched in cold sweat.

If they die, what will happen to their mission?
But now the two of them also know that if they speak, no matter what they say, it will inevitably expose the problems with their rendezvous, and may even tell these spies that they were deliberately arrested.

The two were anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Just as the Special Higher Police agents raised their guns to carry out the execution, and the two resignedly closed their eyes, Yamayu Kazuo burst into laughter:
"Alright, stop! Take them back and call it a day!"

Lu Jin and Sun Ying breathed a long sigh of relief. Now they understood that Yamao Kazuo and Zhao Xuan, those two bastards, were just playing them for fools.

After getting into the car, Yamayu Kazuo, who was driving, looked at Zhao Xuan with a puzzled expression and asked:
“Zhao Sang, these two are clearly suspicious. You just said they were actually planning to be captured by the original organization, but now that we've caught them, what do you think their purpose is?”

Seeing Zhao Xuan shake his head, Yamayu Kazuo laughed:
"Forget it, whatever the reason, we'll find out by taking him back and questioning him."

“The underground party members are all very stubborn. It’s probably unlikely that you’ll get anything out of them.”

Yamayuu Kazuo grinned and said:
"Isn't that why we have Zhao Sang? I've heard a lot about your interrogation skills. If I hand these two over to you, I think there's a good chance I'll get some information out of them."

Zhao Xuan was filled with doubt, but he still smiled and replied:

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

On the way back to the Special Higher Police Section, Zhao Xuan fell silent.

(Edith, bring up the footage of the Shisanpu area in Xujiahui.)
As soon as he saw the notes, Zhao Xuan had Edith send nanobugs to the Thirteen Shops of Xujiahui.

While carrying out the mission here, Edith reminded Zhao Xuan that there was a situation in Xujiahui Shisanpu.

However, Zhao Xuan was preoccupied with Lu Jin's affairs at the time and had no interest in looking at it.

Furthermore, Zhao Xuan wanted to eliminate the Xujiahui Shisanpu location, so he left it to Lan Zehui and the others to handle.

As the video played, Zhao Xuan, one of the people in the Thirteen Shops, watched it all.

There were people from the Kuomintang military, people from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), and people from the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (MMIS)!

What a hodgepodge!

The scene quickly cuts to a petite woman with short hair driving up.

Zhao Xuan was still somewhat surprised after confirming that it was Zhu Zhili.

After all, Zhu Zhili's presence here indicates that this location is indeed the intelligence delivery channel controlled by Phoenix Tail Orchid and Agave Orchid.

However, such channels are generally not used. They are only used when it is impossible to send information by telegram or radio.

With Zhu Zhili's arrival, the people inside Shisanpu received orders that the handover needed to be carried out ahead of schedule.

Unexpectedly, just as everyone was getting busy, Zhu Zhili suddenly fired a grenade, wiping out everyone in the Thirteen Shops.

After that, Zhu Zhili moved the things from there.

Dialysis mode couldn't be used in this situation, but after hearing their conversation, Zhao Xuan still figured out what Zhu Zhili had taken away.

First, there was $100,000 in cash, and second, there were twenty boxes of goods. Zhao Xuan didn't know what the goods were, but since Zhu Zhili had taken them away, their value must have been considerable.

These things are considered local specialties of Shanghai by the people of Shisanpu.

As Zhu Zhili drove away, the scene shifted to when Lan Zehui arrived with her entourage.

Zhao Xuan didn't watch any further.

Zhao Xuan had a hard time judging from Zhu Zhili's behavior.

Zhu Zhili is Mao Shu's person, so the person who was pushed forward to do this deal was at least Mao Shu.

These things were transported back to the mountain city, and Mao Shu was sure to distribute them, but Zhu Zhili took them away.

In this situation, was Mao Shu trying to double-cross Zhu Zhili, or did Zhu Zhili simply steal the goods?

But in Zhao Xuan's opinion, Zhu Zhili shouldn't have that much courage.

No. 76 Jisi Feier Road.

Today's operation was a failure, so Dao Yan and Miao Xue did not return to the Special Higher Police with Lan Zehui, but instead returned to No. 76.

However, Dao Yan left immediately after her visit, while Miao Xue stood by the window in the head of the intelligence department's office, contemplating the events of the day.

There must be a problem with the Military Intelligence Bureau, and according to the report Yuan Fang just gave me, it seems that there are also problems with the original organization.

The spies from the original agency who were scattered in Zhoushan Park were inexplicably transferred back.

Miao Xue rubbed her wrist, gazing intently out the window.

"Zhoushan Park, underground party meeting, why haven't I heard about this?" After Miao Xue came back to her senses, her gaze fell on the courtyard, and she saw Yang Huamei standing at the entrance of the infirmary with a worried look on her face, asking two agents to help her fix her bicycle chain.

Miao Xue's heart stirred, and she left the office and went to the infirmary.

"Dr. Yang, is your bicycle broken?"

Upon hearing the voice, the two agents immediately stood at attention and greeted Miao Xue.

Miao Xue waved her hand, telling them to get lost, and Yang Huamei nodded anxiously.

"It seems Dr. Yang is in a hurry to get home. I'm off work too. Let's go, I'll give you a ride. Leave your bicycle here, I'll arrange for someone to fix it for you. You can take the tram over tomorrow morning, okay?"

Yang Huamei nodded quickly:
"Thank you so much, Section Chief Miao."

After getting into Miao Xue's car, Yang Huamei, sitting in the passenger seat, said:

"On the day of Lidong, the organization asked me to tell you that a group of prisoners were transferred from Nanjing a couple of days ago. Among them is a comrade from the enemy-occupied base area. He has a report on the experience of the establishment and development of the enemy-occupied base area."

"Now, the organization is demanding that we find out where this report is hidden, no matter what."

"The comrades from Nanjing have arrived in Shanghai, and we have also sent people to cooperate with their operation. However, a big problem has arisen now."

Miao Xue immediately grasped the key point:
"Transferred from Nanjing?"

Seeing Yang Huamei nod, Miao Xue frowned slightly and said with a cold expression:
"The people who were transferred from Nanjing were not brought to our No. 76 cell, so they could only have been sent to the cell of their original agency."

Right now, the relationship between the intelligence forces in Nanjing and the Special Higher Police and the Military Police Command in Shanghai is quite strained.

The prisoners transferred from that area could not be sent to Tilanqiao Prison, so they could only be imprisoned in the cells of their original institution.

But where the original prison was, not even Zhao Xuan, let alone Miao Xue, knew.

"Yes, we are also certain that the people who were sent here were taken to the original prison of the agency."

Miao Xue was speechless after hearing this:

"So, you came up with the idea of ​​sending out bait who got captured by the original organization, and then pinpointing the location of the original organization's prison?"

Yang Huamei nodded with a wry smile:
"That's right. In order to complete this plan, we also adopted the proposal put forward by our comrades from Nanjing."

"But now the problem..."

Before Yang Huamei could finish speaking, Miao Xue's expression had already turned very ugly:

"The problem now is, were the two comrades who were sent as bait arrested by the Special Higher Police?"

"That's right. The original organization doesn't know what happened either. They had already started the operation, but then they inexplicably stopped it."

Miao Xue's temples throbbed.

"So, if the plan goes smoothly, after confirming the location of the original prison, you intend to storm it and rescue the person?"

Yang Huamei shook her head:
"I don't know about that. The organization asked me to tell you about this, and then they wanted to see if you could find the location of the original prison cells."

"As for the two comrades who were arrested by the Special Higher Police, the organization will find a way to rescue them."

Miao Xue gave a cold snort, her face grim:
"They didn't tell me when they were making the action plan, and now they're coming to me because of problems."

Yang Huamei looked at Miao Xue awkwardly, and seeing Miao Xue's gloomy face, Yang Huamei felt very helpless.

Slowly raising her hand, Yang Huamei gently grasped Miao Xue's arm and pushed her:

"Winter Begins~ Snow Girl~ Miao Miao~"

"Okay, stop pushing, we're driving! I'll figure out a way to handle this. Also, I'll try to let you know about the situation of those two comrades. In short, I'll do my best."

"Thank you, Miaomiao!"

Upon arriving at Hankou Road, Miao Xue parked the car immediately.
"get off!"

Yang Huamei was startled and looked at Miao Xue in surprise, while Miao Xue said coldly:
"I agreed. Weren't you going to report to Secretary Sun? What, are you trying to take a roundabout route instead of getting off here?"

This made Yang Huamei even more embarrassed. She thought Miao Xue didn't know where the liaison station was, but she didn't expect that Miao Xue actually knew.

"Miaomiao, there are organizational rules, and I didn't mean to hide it from you."

"Okay, okay, you're so annoying. Hurry up and go, I hate seeing you!"

After Yang Huamei left, Miao Xue drove away from Hankou Road.

Yang Huamei, who was hiding in an alley, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Miao Xue leave.

In a secret room in the back of Guanghua Bookstore.

After Yang Huamei arrived, she reported the situation to Sun Jianzhong.

"It's tough on Lidong. So many of us couldn't find the original prison cells, and now we're relying on Lidong to find them. Sigh."

Yang Huamei also looked at Sun Jianzhong with some objections:
"Uncle Sun, why can't we tell Lidong that our liaison station is here? Don't you trust Comrade Lidong anymore?"

Sun Jianzhong shook his head:
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just organizational regulations. You're her superior, so you only need to know this area."

Yang Huamei bit her red lips and said worriedly:

"But what if one day I..."

"Pah, pah, pah! You jinx, Snowflake, don't talk nonsense!"

Yang Huamei nodded, but still said:
“Uncle Sun, actually Li Dong already knows that our liaison station is on Hankou Road, but she probably hasn’t figured out exactly where it is yet.”

Sun Jianzhong nodded:
"Comrade Lidong is very intelligent. It would be strange if she couldn't find Hankou Road after having been in contact with you for so long."

Yang Huamei laughed, agreeing that it should be done that way, but the smile on her face vanished instantly when she thought about how that bizarre task had failed.

"Uncle Sun, what genius came up with that mission of getting involved yourself? You have no idea how speechless and sarcastic Li Dong looked when I told him."

Sun Jianzhong's lips twitched. This matter really wasn't something that happened through his connections.

Although Sun Jianzhong was the head of the underground Communist Party in Shanghai, he was not the only person on their radar.

To put it simply, if Sun Jianzhong's line is the main force, then the other line is a backup, and it is usually kept silent.

Only recently, after the Xia Gong ordered the Sun Jianzhong line to be silenced, the backup line has become active.

The person in charge of that line was codenamed Steward, and his core subordinates included woodcutters, whistlers, fisherwomen, and boatmen.

Nanjing received an urgent mission: to rescue the comrade captured by Yingzuo and obtain his report.

The comrades in Nanjing tracked them all the way to Shanghai before finally making contact with the butler and executing the bait plan.

Now look what happened, the bait plan backfired, resulting in the loss of two comrades.

When Sun Jianzhong received this news, he was both amused and exasperated, and he scolded Shi Yinong countless times at home.

This farmer is actually the person in charge of another line, codenamed Butler!

"They still lack experience, there's nothing we can do about it."

Upon hearing this, Yang Huamei scoffed:
"Too little experience? I think that's too presumptuous. Anyone with a brain could come up with a plan like that?"

"Have they considered how they would rescue the people even if the bait plan succeeded and they found the original prison cells?"

Sun Jianzhong sighed. Anyway, Shi Yinong had told him that the follow-up plan was perfect.

Who knew that the follow-up plans would be used before the mission failed.

"Alright, now is not the time to blame anyone. We can only see if Lidong has any ideas."

Inside the secret room of Zhu's Clothing Store on Avenue Joffre in the French Concession.

Dao Yan looked at Zhu Zhili, whose arm wound had been bandaged, with a serious expression:
"Did you kill the people in Shisanpu, Xujiahui? I looked through the records, and the dead included not only members of the Military Intelligence Bureau, but also members of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and the military."

"Are you going to tell me now that you knew absolutely nothing about that channel?"

Zhu Zhili looked at Dao Yan with slightly red eyes:
"I really didn't know. I only found out about this today when I contacted the Shanghai station! Dao, don't you believe me?"

"Then why did you kill them?"

Zhu Zhili lowered her head, clenched her fists, ignoring the blood seeping from the wound and reddening the bandage, and disregarding the pain.

Seeing this, Dao Yan felt a pang of heartache, but still asked with a stern face:
"Who gave you the order from the Shanghai station? In Shanghai, I remember only I could give you orders, Zhili. We've been working together for so long."

Before Dao Yan could finish speaking, Zhu Zhili glared at him with a ferocious expression:
"Yes, we've been working together for so long, why don't you trust me?"

"Fine, I'll tell you. The one who gave me the order was Luo Chong from the Shanghai station, codenamed Mountain Cannon. He's one of Secretary Mao's men. He knows our superiors' code. He gave me the code. Do you expect me to disobey orders?"

Dao Yan sighed, looking at Zhu Zhili with considerable disappointment, and asked:
"Fine, what about the things you took? Don't tell me Luo Chong's orders to you were to steal those things?"

"Why? Dao, tell me why? We're walking on thin ice in Shanghai, while the people in Chongqing are making a fortune off the war, smuggling drugs, and trafficking drugs. They're making us risk our lives while profiting from intelligence and all sorts of ways that poison the people."

"Why can they eat meat and fish every day, making money without any principles or bottom line, while we have to lick blood off the edge of a knife every day? Knife, tell me, why?"

Dao Yan was completely stunned. She hadn't expected Zhu Zhili to actually do such a thing. Moreover, she didn't even know when Zhu Zhili had conceived such a dangerous idea.
Previously, Zhu Zhili had been trying to persuade herself, so why did she end up on this path?
Dao Yan looked at Zhu Zhili with heartache:
"Tequila! Do you know that you've walked down a dead end? Don't you know the Kuomintang's internal rules?"

"Enough! Don't call me Tequila anymore. It was Mao Shu who betrayed us first. He didn't care about our lives and used our secret channels to do those despicable things!"

Zhu Zhili's face had become extremely distorted, and her ferocious appearance made Dao Yan feel both heartache and anger.

"When Dao and Mao Shu were using our secret channels to smuggle goods, did they ever think about our safety?"

After saying this, Zhu Zhili took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and continued:
"Dao Dao, don't worry, no one will know that I did this. Shan Pao has been dealt with by Master Niu. The money I got is enough for the two of us to live comfortably after the victory, and we might even live better than most people."

Dao Yan shook her head, looking at Zhu Zhili with great disappointment:
"If you want people to know about your beauty, then don't do it in the first place."

"Everything that happened today is too bizarre."

"We were originally supposed to take action around 7:30 today, but someone leaked the information that the Military Intelligence Bureau was going to activate the channels earlier, at 5:10."

Zhu Zhili's face turned pale instantly.

"Now you should understand that when Luo Chong received your call, he was either with someone else or he was being monitored."

"Besides my teacher, who else do you think would care about such shameful and pathetic dealings with the Party and the State? You stole something, do you think my teacher wouldn't suspect it was you?"

Dao Yan looked at Zhu Zhili with a somewhat sorrowful smile:
"Now I understand why the teacher never formulated any important plans after arriving in Shanghai. Several times the Shanghai station was on the verge of life and death. In my opinion, the teacher should not have made such a low-level mistake. But unfortunately, after the teacher took over the Shanghai station, the Shanghai station was targeted by the enemy one after another."

"Teacher, you are eliminating the parasites and corrupt officials of the Military Intelligence Bureau."

At this point, Dao Yan stepped forward, grabbed Zhu Zhili's hand, and said with hopeful eyes:
"Zhili, even if you don't trust the people from Shancheng anymore, don't you trust me, and my teacher?"

“There’s still a chance, Zhili. Come with me to the teacher and confess to him. The teacher will definitely forgive you and won’t report this.”

"Zhili, didn't we promise to walk together to the day of victory? You can't leave me behind!"

Zhu Zhili was dejected and stared blankly at Dao Yan. After a long while, she finally burst into tears.

Dao Yan breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that she had cried.

As Dao Yan pulled Zhu Zhili into his arms and gently patted her back to comfort her, Zhu Zhili cried even more heartbreakingly.

Shanghai, Wusong Road Special Higher Police Section.

After Zhao Xuan returned, Lan Zehui also recounted the situation in Xujiahui.

Now, Aizawa Keiko is certain that there has been a dogfight within the Military Intelligence Bureau, and even some double-crossing.

After hearing what Aizawa Keiko said, Yamayu Kazuo found it all laughable.

"Alright, let's not talk about the Military Intelligence Bureau for now. I thought it was a great achievement, but it turns out they had internal problems. They asked us to use them as a tool to kill someone, but someone else beat them to it. How ridiculous."

"By the way, Ah Xuan, Shan Xiong, you captured two underground party members. Logically, these two should be handed over to the Military Police Headquarters, but Commander Jing Tian just called and said that the credit should go to us. They destroyed the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station, so it would be too much for them to take credit from us."

Zhao Xuan and Yamayuki smiled. It wasn't that Koji Ida didn't want the credit; he was clearly just calling to show off.

Although the Shanghai station was destroyed, none of its key members were captured. Only small fry were dealt with, and it's even more likely that the Shanghai station itself exposed itself, allowing the Military Police Headquarters to clean it up.

As a result, Koji Ida was still smugly pleased with himself.

However, in this matter, neither Aizawa Keiko, Yamayu Kazuo, nor Zhao Xuan were wrong.

The information about the Shanghai station wasn't leaked by Chen Chuyin and his group, but rather by intelligence provided to the Military Police Headquarters by people from the mountain city.

In order to restrain Chen Chuyin and to smuggle the ill-gotten gains, the people in Shancheng have begun to resort to any means necessary.

As for Chen Chuyin, he simply turned the tables and used this opportunity to thoroughly purge the corrupt elements within the Shanghai Station.

“Since they have such a large and powerful family, they don’t need this credit. Ah Xuan, Shan Xiong, let’s go and meet these two underground party members who have walked right into our trap.”

"I'm genuinely curious now, what is the meaning and purpose of what they're doing?"

Not only was Aizawa Keiko curious, but Zhao Xuan and Yamayu Kazuo were also quite curious.

Zhao Xuan, in particular, was speechless and felt a headache coming on, curious yet also absurd.

Special Higher Police Department's Interrogation Room No. 1.

As Zhao Xuan and his two companions arrived, the Japanese who were interrogating Lu Jin immediately stopped and bowed to Aizawa Keiko.

"Get out of here."

"Hi!"

The two Japanese officers in charge of interrogation and torture obediently stood aside. After Aizawa Keiko took her seat, Zhao Xuan and Yamayuichi sat down on either side of her.

"Ah Xuan, you're a professional at interrogation, I'll leave it to you."

"also."

Without hesitation, Zhao Xuan agreed and sat down next to Lan Zehuizi with his arms crossed, looking at Lu Jin, who was bound to the torture chair, with a half-smile.

"You probably won't tell me your name or code name, so let's keep it simple: what mission are you in Shanghai for?"

The battered and bruised Lu Jin sneered, looking at Zhao Xuan and the other two with a mocking expression, remaining silent.

"Fine, you don't have to answer. So you deliberately exposed yourself to be arrested?"

Aizawa Keiko and Yamayu Kazuo watched quietly, wondering what Zhao Xuan could get out of his question. They both felt that Zhao Xuan's dry questioning would not elicit a single word from him.

"Judging from your appearance, you seem to be someone who likes to take risks. When we arrested you, we observed you for a while and found that you did deliberately expose yourself, but not for us to arrest. If I'm not mistaken, you wanted the people from the original agency to arrest you, right?"

Seeing that Lu Jin remained unmoved and showed no emotional fluctuation, Yamayu Kazuo and Aizawa Keiko exchanged a glance, and then both looked at Zhao Xuan.

Just as Lan Zehui was about to ask a question, Zhao Xuan interrupted her with a look.

Looking at Lu Jin again, Zhao Xuan smiled and said:

"It seems I was right. You've undergone special training and can maintain emotional stability, but sometimes that's not a good thing."

"Intentionally maintaining an emotion is completely different from true willpower."

In any case, under dialysis mode, Zhao Xuan had already figured out that Lu Jin really wanted to be captured by the original organization.

So Zhao Xuan can just make up the reasons he gives. Anyway, without Edith, Aizawa Keiko and Yamayu Kazuo wouldn't be able to learn Zhao Xuan's way of making things up, let alone figure out how Zhao Xuan could come to a conclusion by asking a few dry questions.
"Since you're not going to say anything, I'll continue."

(End of this chapter)